een, my life changed forever.
As I reets of Beaufort forty years later, t year of my life, I remember everyt ill unfolding before my very eyes.
I remember Jamie saying yes to my breation and o cry togetalking to bot and my parents, explaining to t I needed to do. t I only for Jamie, and all tried to talk me out of it, especially understand, and I o make clear to t I needed to do it for me.
I I didnt care if s care t ogettered to me. All I cared about my old me to do. In my mind it time God ly to me, and I kneainty t I going to disobey.
I kno some of you may out of pity. Some of t because s committing muco botions is no. I er at t I asked ill kno today.
Jamie t year Jamie oday. iteady ant it o ience and kindness s life is really all about. imism, even in times of sickness, amazing tnessed.
e ist canding beside me as t man. t s a tradition to for me its a tradition t o my life. Jamie my fatogeto er on, and as tionseadily stronger until h.
Jamie also taugransforming po it offers. I realized t Eric and Margaret o her house.
Jamie aught.
Jamie only tom ton, she angel who saved us all.
Just as sed, ting ed outside t notice, t time to make many arrangements, and people came out of to make to support us. I sa, Eddie, Sally, Carey, Angela, and even Lerance music began. Alt moved from ;Its very important to me, Landon,quot; s;Its part of my dream, remember?quot; t
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I kne e dress t ice, t ion.
quot;Im proud of you, son.”
I nodded. quot;Im proud of you, too, Dad.”
It time Id ever said to him.
My mom roed in rengt, Jamie stood sed slo silently in ire, and topped t no more ten or t it seemed mucly. it, Jamie and started moving again, and I felt my surge h pride.
It difficult walk anyone ever o make.
In every o remember.
t as Jamie and oo clap. to position, and Jamie sat do. ito my knees so t I he same.
, after kissing Jamie on trieved o begin to o sometant, oell t anticipated our being so muc ood before us, almost confused, to kneel as her.
began traditional Jamie ed out to me. Kno a once more surprised me.
Jamie and me, t to tion, to us again, as if searc words.
, and everyone could . t ;As a fato give a sure t Im able to do this.”
tion silent, and nodded at me, o be patient. Jamie squeezed my .
quot;I can no more give Jamie a. But o let anot sh.”
It aside t, offering o mine, and I took it, completing the circle.
it , and Jamie gave me one as cly as my moto cry, t of God and everyone else, Id promised my love and devotion, in sickness and in so good about anything.
It of my life.
It is noy years later, and I can still remember everyt day.
I may be older and ually comes, t day float till love to do so.
I breataking in t self . Its still teenty-seven once more. But tly, looking toill told you: I no miracles can happen.