"He leaned in and he whispered in my ear, 'Thank you for staying,'" Lisa said through tears.
( Lisa 含著淚說:「他靠過來我耳邊輕輕地說:『多謝您不離不棄。』」)
慧儀逛網時，被這標題吸引：到底他為何要感謝她留下？她為何邊說邊流淚？我的指頭聽從我好奇心的召喚，按連結入網頁看個究竟。
螢幕出現一對新人幸福滿溢的笑臉。新娘是 Lisa，新郎是 Peter，他正在迎娶的，正是已與他共渡了十二載寒暑的妻子 Lisa。
他倆的第一段姻緣是迂迴的，經歷八年分隔兩地的愛情長跑，終於在2009年手牽手衝線，共諧連理。
Peter 在幾年前患上失智症，Lisa 一力照顧。為免生活壓力愈來愈大，聰慧的她懂得向別人求助和接受別人的幫忙，她在面書記下照護 Peter 的心路歷程，留住她倆的生活點滴。這平台喚起了世人對失智症的關注，讓失智症照顧者有一個歇腳交流和互助的社群。
2020年12月某一天，他們看電視時見到結婚的畫面，Peter 突然向 Lisa 說:「Let's do it. (我們去做吧。)」
Lisa 出奇的回問:「Do what? (做甚麼？)」
Peter 指著螢幕畫面，Lisa 再問:「Do you want to get married? (您想結緍？)」
Peter 笑容燦爛地答:「Yes. (是。)」
Peter 已完全忘記了這位不離不棄地照顧他的可人兒是他的妻子，就是這樣用了這個方式向 Lisa 求婚，並舉行婚禮。
從今天開始，無論是順境或是逆境，富有或貧窮，健康或疾病，從今天開始，我將永遠愛你、珍惜你，至死不渝。
我不知道他倆會否在婚禮上再唸一次這段愛的宣言，能與真愛相處一生一世是最幸福不過的事。Peter 再次愛上深愛的人是多麼美好，而有那個妻子能如 Lisa 一般再次得到深愛的丈夫請求與他結婚？
原來世上沒有最幸福，祇有更幸福。慧儀衷心祝願他們白頭偕老。
- - -(English translation for Lisa and Peter)- - -
"He leaned in and he whispered in my ear, 'Thank you for staying,'" Lisa said through tears.
The above title caught my eye while I was surfing the internet. I was curious...
“Why did he thank her for staying?”
“Why did she say it through tears?”
My fingers could not help but clicked the link to check it out.
Two contented smiling faces appeared on the screen. The bride was Lisa and the groom was Peter. He was marrying Lisa, his wife, who has been going through thick and thin with him in the past twelve years.
The first phase of their love story was circuitous. After a 8-year long-distance love marathon, they finally crossed the line hand in hand in 2009 and got married.
A few years ago, Peter was diagnosed dementia and Lisa took care of him all on her own. In order to cope with the overwhelming stress as time went by, Lisa learnt to ask for help and accept assistance from others. She started a Facebook page to keep a record of her journey on caring for Peter, to share their ups and downs as it is. This platform has aroused the world's attention to dementia and served as a community for dementia caregivers to take a breather and help one another.
A day in December 2020 while watching a wedding scene on TV, Peter suddenly said to Lisa, "Let's do it."
Lisa asked: "Do what?"
Peter pointed to the screen.
Lisa asked again: "Do you want to get married?"
Peter said with a big grin on his face, "Yes."
Peter has completely forgotten that this lovely lady who has been looking after him wholeheartedly is his wife. This is how he proposed to Lisa and they held their wedding.
For better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.
I don't know if they did say this wedding vows again at the wedding. It is most fulfilling to be able to live with true love for a lifetime. How wonderful it is for Peter to fall in love with his true love again. Who would be as lucky as Lisa to have her beloved hubby asking her to marry him twice?
It turns out that there is a higher level of a blissful state. I sincerely wish them always in love.