My friend remarried his ex-wife because she has cancer..(needed insurance)

[SoCalDem]

The broke up about 5 years ago, and even though he could have, he did not press her to sell their huge house so he could have his "half". He lives in an apartment, and she in the 3K sq. ft. house they bought 25 years ago..

His daughter told him that "Mom found a lump in her breast".. (They are both 54 yrs old)..

Her health insurance sucked, and she was worried about her prognosis, so he suggested that they get re-married so she could go back on his good insurance. (He's a government employee afilliated with the GAO).

He still lives in his apartment, but he says he could not sit by and watch his kids' Mom be fearful and any more depressed than she was about the diagnosis..

She had a mastectomy about a month ago, and he's commutiing back and forth helping her out..

Not all guys are evil :)

My friend's a good guy :)

[qnr]

1. Keep that in mind the next time one of us makes you feel differently

:) Nice to hear, thanks.

[Gelliebeans]

2. your friend

is a REALLY good guy!

[LosinIt]

3. My friend did that for her ex-husband also.

he had brain cancer. They remarried so he could have her health insurance and also so that she could take Family Medical Leave to help take care of him his last few weeks. It was a better situation all around. It especially helped for the kids. I love it when adults can act like, well, adults.

[yvr girl]

5. Wow, very inspiring

Sad stories, but it's nice to hear about the good instead of the bad.

[LosinIt]

7. But it can work the OTHER way also

I knew of a 'man' who was on the way up the Golden Ladder at Kodak whose wife was diagnosed with advanced stage cancer when they were undergoing a divorce. He fought her to try to stop the divorce not out of the goodness of his heart, but because if she died then he would be a widower, not a divorced man. This was pretty important at the time because that was the era when Kodak's top management were both Mormons. I guess it worked. He ended up being a VP before he left Kodak due to an 'accounting irregularity'.

They were no longer living together, she was being cared for by her parents. He was just an evil man.

[gardenista]

4. I had a friend whos husband did the same thing for her.

It made her last years much more bearable. He was a true gentleman, and he was honored at her memorial service by all of her friends.

Your friend is the Anti-Newt. Newt divorced his wife when she was on her cancer deathbed.

[Droopy]

6. What a heart warming story

I'm sorry for her, but hopefully due to her ex she will get through this and not be under a mountain of debt.

[SoCalDem]

8. They are not hurting financially..The house is paid off

and she has a decent job.. He's making plenty, so they can afford it.. We were all stunned when they broke up.. She said that they just grew apart, and didn't want to be together anymore..

Now, though, they are grandparents, and they actually do things together with the g-kids.. Who knows?? They might stay together for good..

Maybe they just needed a 5 yr break :)

She's doing very well, and should be fine,,

They didn't even tell people that they remarried (I just found out tonight)..

[Droopy]

9. Ah, the power of the little ones

Maybe those grandchildren will turn out to be the best thing that happened to them in their relationship. My sister just made my folks grandparents and they are so proud. They can't get enough of my cute little niece. Best wishes for your friends.

[aquart]

10. Your friend is definitely a good guy.

My Mom and Dad were divorced many years, married others, were both widowed, and then he got sick...Mom drove into Manhattan twice a week with food, doing his shopping, laundry, taking him to the doctor.

Good people are good people and gender has nothing to do with it.

[Pert_UK]

11. A lovely story of kindness, but doesn't it suck to have to do it?

I mean, wouldn't it be a whole lot better if the government funded proper healthcare for all?

How does it work in the US?

P.

[Robeson]

12. Yes it would be better.....

....and thats why we all have to keep fighting the good fight.

[Rowdyboy]

13. He's a class act...A very touching story

Thanks for telling it

[BiggJawn]

14. He's a better man than me.

Not sure I like this mirror being held up for me.

[Phillycat]

15. That is truly romantic.

It's like, after a breakup or divorce, if the real feelings were ever there, you know you could still call that person when your car breaks down and you are stranded and have no one else to help. That, times a thousand.

Bless them both. I hope they do stay together, they seem like nice folks.