‘Things were good’
They’d met in Daleville, at the Pilot Travel Center truck stop, in 2003. Still recovering from her recent divorce, Michelle was working the cash register when Michael stopped in to buy gas. She had a headache. He gave her a Tylenol.
Physical therapist Cathy Dudley laughs with her patient, Michael Hammer, during an outing.
For months, they flirted. Then one day he surprised a sad-looking man who was living out of his car — without a word to anyone, Michael bought him a tank of gas. Her hunch was confirmed: This guy was a keeper.
By the time they married, she worked as a trucking-company dispatcher during the day and rode with Michael on the Roanoke-to-Waynesboro route at night. They lived just outside of Buchanan in a log cabin with four dogs, an acre to mow and neighbors who shared their garden produce.
“Things were so good between them,” recalled her mother, Judy Matusko. “After her first marriage, she was just so blessed to have found him.”
Michael would soon learn how lucky he was to have found her.
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To Love & Protect
Michelle: God Bless you and I pray peace and strength for you. I worked as a Case Manager for Brain Injured clients and saw firsthand of the client's and family's struggles. You have been and are a wonderful caregiver. Sometimes the client gets beyond the capability of our care and more times than not, decline in their health is unavoidable. It is hard for us to lose our loved ones, through physical death and/or through emotional death. Stay strong and know you have done all you can do. Connie
Michael's Story
I just wanted to comment and tell the wife of Michael that her story is touching. It is not very often that you find someone who is willing to sacrifice their life when it's sooo very hard. I am only 25 years old but I am a main caregiver for my grandmother. I was in tears as I read and viewed your story. It is now time for you to treat yourself as good as you have treated everyone else in your life. God has a purpose and a plan for us all. Although we may not understand what message he is trying to send, if we look close enough...the answers are right there. I do not know you or your family. But, in God's plan...we are all family. I will keep you in my prayers so that you may be strong and encouraged.
I am 48 and have to take
I am 48 and have to take care of my husband who is handicap too.I have since 1992. It is very hard sometimes,but God always gives you the strength to keep on getting it. I dont know what 8 full hours of sleep really is. I had to let my job go, because it cost to much to have someone to come to house. so now we really have a hard time. But I know he is getting the best care too!
I will pray for you and your Husband.