Looking Forward to Retirement

In October we bought a Yamaha scooter for me. Three days later, I literally "tipped over" when I was stopped because I wanted my husband to take a picture. The result was my tibia broke at the top into four pieces. Surgery and a number of days in the hospital and I was back home. Life had just MAJORLY changed!! My husband had to do SO MUCH for me. It was even difficult to get dressed. He took a LOT of time of work to care for me. What did we learn??? We REALLY LIKE spending time together. The things we had been working on in our relationship were WORKING WELL!! We both have sensed that we are closer to retirement. If we could do it now, it would be GREAT!! In the last four months I've been in a wheelchair, used a walker, been on crutches, one crutch and now use a cane. Muscles don't do well when they haven't been used. I'm experiencing "sore" muscles frequently as I work toward more activity. We have learned a new patience with each other and what is most valuable in life. If housework doesn't get done, it's ok. If I'm in pain, he waits on me. It was hard for him to get back to working regularly again. He's experienced burnout and it was a bit of a break in his routine when he needed to be home. He did work on work as he could when he was home. When I was younger, I wanted all his time. With all we've been through in life, I can leave him alone now so he can focus. Life is still a bit crazy but in a WONDERFUL way. I love our talks. I'm so glad we can talk about what isn't right in our marriage. After all, no marriage or person is perfect. Acceptance of each other as we are has helped us to grow.