This essay is called “A Story of Love”, about the unconditional love between a husband a wife, it is the story of Sandor and Anne Marie Papp. Anne Marie has been at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario since 1997 in a coma after suffering a stroke, unable to move or speak, she is fed by a gastrostomy tube. Sandor has been at the hospital and by Anne Marie’s bedside everyday from 10am until 10pm since his wife was admitted and has not missed a day. Often he’ll spend the night sleeping in a chair if Anne Marie has had a particularly rough day. She spends most if not all of her time sleeping. Sandor along with the nursing staff have become her primary care givers. Sandor assists with providing care such as bathing Anne Marie, brushing her hair, putting cream on her skin to avoid her getting bedsores and checking her IV bags. At around 3pm everyday Sandor gets Anne Marie ready for a walk around the hospital, putting her stockings on her, brushing her hair, putting her slippers on her, then with the help of the nursing staff they get Anne Marie into her wheel chair. They walk around the hospital ending up by the front window where the two of them sit in the sun holding hands.This is a true story of love.
View Stephen Uhraney’s Essay here.
