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The merciful thing here is to end his campaign as quickly as possible. He needs to be reminded of his sacred duty as a man and as a husband and stand by his wife in her time of need. My wife has been so wonderful to me. When she had an accident and ended up with 5 herniated disks with one requiring a spinal fusion, the overriding thought in my mind each day was "you take care of that girl".

The emotional trauma from the constant pain was very tough for her. I can't imagine what Ms.Edwards must be dealing with.

Only by a series of miracles did we get one of the most amazing Neurosurgeons who knew exactly what to do. The operation was complicated but was a major success. In addition, by God's grace, we were able to keep Maria in bed rest for a long enough period that she healed very well.

The biggest miracle was that the 4 herniated disks healed somewhat to where she wasn't in constant pain. After 3 months/6 months of rest and therapy, Maria has been able to establish a mostly normal life again.

Sure, she had some pain from time to time, but it's nothing like the days where I could find her hiding somewhere and crying where the kids couldn't find her.

Now she's her smiling, happy self and we constantly watch her to make sure she doesn't do anything physically stressful that could aggravate the (continually healing?) herniated disks.

I built a jacuzzi tub in the bathroom for her therapy, we bought an extra supportive mattress to sleep on (I bought an addition 2" of padding for me that makes it easier for me to sleep, but have to admit even my back feels better!) and did a lot of things to reduce Maria's risk factors in day to day living.

The biggest miracle? God gave me my loving wife back to our family.

Ms. Edwards deserves no less attention. I hope she's getting it.