I was mesmerized by the Oprah
interview with Elizabeth Edwards. For me, it wasn't mere
curiosity.---It was a story that I relate to; and I relived the raw
pain of my husband's betrayal as I watched the interview unfold.
My
husband, who is now my ex-husband, was my high school sweetheart. We
were married for 25 years when I was diagnosed with my first breast
cancer. Shortly after my diagnosis, he began an affair with my "best"
friend. My dad had committed suicide earlier in the year while I was
going through chemo, and I was personally dealing with issues that no
one should have to deal with.
The affair began in 1996 and my ex
filed for divorce in 1999. They married shortly after the divorce was
finalized. I'm still unsure why--or how any of this happened but I've
come to accept it for what it is. With that said, the scar of this hurt
is much deeper than any of the scars from my breast cancer surgeries.
This
is another road that I would have preferred not to travel but I hope
that it has given me a more compassionate view of the obstacles we must
all face.
