*Please note: This is the first part to a multi-part story. There is not a tremendous amount of sex involved. If you are looking for a stroke story, you may want to look elsewhere. Thank you!
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As I hobbled out of the doctor's office, I was in a daze. I wondered to myself how I would manage six months of bedrest that was the mandatory recuperation time for the surgery my doctor promised would finally end the excruciating back pain I had been suffering for the past year. At 42, I had been an active, happily married personal trainer before the accident that changed my life. I knew that this surgery was necessary for me to regain some semblance of the great life I knew was still within my reach. I hadn't worked one day since the equipment malfunction ended my career one year ago last week. I was mentally beginning to make some of the arrangements necessary for me in to get back to the land of the living. My spirits were starting to lift a bit!
I kept these thoughts to myself as my husband settled me back into the bed at home. He was in a bit of a rush to get back to work, so he kissed me and said, "We'll discuss this later. Try not to worry, babe. Everything is going to be fine! You are going to get better soon! I love you!"
My name is Jillian Rossan and my husband Thomas and I have been very happily married for sixteen years. He is six years older than me, a professor of literature at our local university and quite possible the most handsome man I've ever seen! I fell in love with him when he came to my gym for a training session and have never wavered in that feeling for one moment since. We were married eight months after meeting and fall more in love every single day. He's 6'2" of broad shouldered, blond haired, blue eyed, well built, masculine perfection. It's not just my opinion either; most women who meet him get some form of a crush on him, from minor to very, very major. He is faithful and has never once given me reason to mistrust him. I'm extremely fortunate to be married to such a loyal and loving man, especially considering the fact that he's surrounded by fawning nubile coeds all day long.
At 5'7", 120 lbs. with long dark wavy hair, lots of curves and firm 36 D's, I attract my share of attention, too. But many men with attractive women by their side stray. My husband constantly remarks how fortunate he is to have a wife who is not only beautiful, but quite passionate, too. We are well matched in terms of our libido and our sex life, pre-accident, was very active. We were accustomed, even after 15 years of marriage, to some form of sexual activity at least once a day. Then this accident changed everything. I have been in too much pain to feel sexually motivated and he, of course, is too kind to push the issue. I've taken care of his needs (ugh! I hate even saying it that way, but that's the way it is) by giving him hand jobs and even what passes as a blow job now and then, but it isn't the same. He never complains and, in fact, reports that he's quite content and just wants me to get better. It hurts him to see me in such pain and he is willing to do whatever it takes to help me improve. Being a very close couple, we've spoken openly about these issues on numerous occasions.
When he arrived home from work that evening, I had a nice dinner, delivered from our local restaurant, warming in the oven and some nice music playing in the background. We had to discuss details of what would happen during my convalescence. Perhaps it shouldn't have surprised me when he said that he had already contacted my doctor's office and received a list of qualified nurses to assist at home during my recovery. In addition, he posted a notice at his school's nursing program requesting any student interested in earning additional income by working as my personal care assistant during this period of time to contact him. He would conduct interviews and then have me involved in the final selection process. I felt such a tremendous rush of love for him and a sense of relief at the same time. I was so accustomed to be the one taking care of everyone that it was unusual for me in this position. I knew I had to get used to being taken care of temporarily!
Over the next few weeks, we interviewed several people and settled on an RN and a girl from the school to assist with all personal, non-medical needs. It was beginning to look like this could really happen and I was very happy! Thomas and I both felt as if our life would eventually return to normal.