Rally for Mikael's Cancer Recovery

Hello, my name is Adam. I am married to the love of my life. I met her when I was just 14 years old. She was 13 and was so beautiful. I fell in love with her immediately. We had good times as kids, as most kids do, and we were able to be with each other until we approached our latter teen years.

Circumstances with my family at that time and her family at that time drove us apart for several years. We were lucky enough to find each other again for one day to spend together just as friends. She had a son and I had 2 daughters, and that was the last time I was able to see her for 25 years.

Although life dealt a hand to where marriage didn't work out for me, I always held Mikael in my memories.

I had 3 beautiful daughters who make me proud every single day. I didn't think that I needed more.

Then comes along divorce and uncertainty, fear, and the computer.

Being single was something new to me. I left Flagstaff, AZ looking for something that I thought I had lost. With the help of my big sister, I was able to find the love of my life again.

We were able to meet again on New Year's Day of 2004, and it was like we had never been apart.

She had a young daughter who has become my daughter now, and in 2005 we had a son together.

We now have 5 children as a family and 7 grandchildren whom we love so very much.

We moved from Tucson back to Surprise and thought that life could not be any better.

Then the devil raised his ugly head and Mikael was diagnosed with vulva cancer. 36 weeks of radiation and we thought we beat this. And for several years we did.

Then, lo and behold, it came back. Several surgeries later, we thought once again we had beat this. Then she started having pain. I told her she needs to see a doctor, and I almost regret that because now here we are with the devil rearing his ugly head once again.

Mikael has gone through treatment #5 of 6 treatments of chemo. She never complains about the pain she has to endure. She only continues to tell me that she will be okay.

The only woman I know stronger than her is my mom.

We don't ask for pity. We have enough of that.

I ask for help ensuring that my children won't have to watch some of the things I have had to watch.

If you ever knew my wife, she would have made friends with you. She is dynamic and a pain in the ass at times; however, it's a pain that I will fight for forever.