Proud, Happy Moment (1 Viewer)

[Ron Swanson]

Had a great moment today and wanted to share.  I think I've mentioned here in the past that my wife was diagnosed with MS a little over 20 years ago shortly after we were married.  She's luckily been largely in remission since then but has lost some leg/muscle functionality and she struggles with balance and a few other things.  Years ago she put together a bucket list of things to do while she still could. Whitewater rafting was one of them.  Today we checked that off her list on the Pacuare River in Costa Rica, one of the better rivers in the world for whitewater apparently. I'm a pretty strong dude with really good balance and it was tough.  Class 4 rapids. She absolutely crushed it.  Never fell out and paddled harder and for longer than any of our raft companions who were all younguns. Standing on the bank afterwards I was reminded of how strong she is and just felt like sharing a happy moment.

 

[WDIK2]

  Love it.  Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ted Stickles]

Awesome.  Also brought a tear of joy to my eye.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

 

[rockaction]

Very cool, man. Nice to read and hear.

 

[badmojo1006]

Awesome to hear!

You win the internet todsy

 

[Caesar]

This is awesome.  

 

[jb1020]

Thats awesome!  Not enough good gets shared in the world these days.  

 

[johnnycakes]

Very nice.  Nice to read some good news for a change.  

 

[El Floppo]

Sleep with your wife!

Great story..thanks for sharing it.

 

[In The Zone]

That's great Ron. 

Happy for you and your wife. 

 

[spOOfy]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

What else is on the list?

 

[Kal El]

That's awesome! Keep it up!

 

[Judge Smails]

Great stuff!!

 

[belljr]

Had a great moment today and wanted to share.  I think I've mentioned here in the past that my wife was diagnosed with MS a little over 20 years ago shortly after we were married.  She's luckily been largely in remission since then but has lost some leg/muscle functionality and she struggles with balance and a few other things.  Years ago she put together a bucket list of things to do while she still could. Whitewater rafting was one of them.  Today we checked that off her list on the Pacuare River in Costa Rica, one of the better rivers in the world for whitewater apparently. I'm a pretty strong dude with really good balance and it was tough.  Class 4 rapids. She absolutely crushed it.  Never fell out and paddled harder and for longer than any of our raft companions who were all younguns. Standing on the bank afterwards I was reminded of how strong she is and just felt like sharing a happy moment.

I'm not really laughing....I just felt you deserved the smiley cycle

 

[Ron Swanson]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

What else is on the list?

Ziplining in the jungle is next.  Already completed - skydive, scuba dive, 5k, 10k.

 

[jon_mx]

Ziplining in the jungle is next.  Already completed - skydive, scuba dive, 5k, 10k.

That is great.  Do you have a location picked out yet?

 

[bigbottom]

Ziplining in the jungle is next.  Already completed - skydive, scuba dive, 5k, 10k.

This is so incredibly cool. Thank you for sharing and be sure to update the thread as you and she have these experiences. 

 

[Terminalxylem]

Ziplining in the jungle is next.  Already completed - skydive, scuba dive, 5k, 10k.

As I'm sure you already know, Costa Rica has plenty of spots to zipline. FWIW, we enjoyed it at Monteverde. Volcan Arenal and Corcovado National Park were also awesome if you're anywhere near them.

 

[saintfool]

My wife and I did the Pacuare River a few years ago. I can attest to how much of a challenge it can be for anyone. Big ups to her!

 

[Ron Swanson]

That is great.  Do you have a location picked out yet?

No. However we did see some great ones in Costa Rica while rafting. I've also seen good ones in St. Lucia and Dominica.  Next two trips up are Belize (Ambergris) and Turks and Caicos so probably not there. Thinking about Hawaii in the spring as well.

 

[Exit 1]

I'd be proud and happy too if my wife worked for Microsoft.  She probably makes good bank.

 

[SWC]

i wish we had more threads like this around here and more thinking that stuff like this is worth sharing in general thanks brother 

 

[spOOfy]

No. However we did see some great ones in Costa Rica while rafting. I've also seen good ones in St. Lucia and Dominica.  Next two trips up are Belize (Ambergris) and Turks and Caicos so probably not there. Thinking about Hawaii in the spring as well.

My family and I ziplined in Hawaii.  It was awesome.