Life Without Wife

Fatty’s wife Susan died on Wed August 5th at 7:25 pm after a 5 year battle with cancer. Fatty is a cyclist that writes a blog with a few more subscribers then Bike Envy. Along with Bike Snob NYC and Lance Armstrong’s twitter page, Fatty represents a significant online cycling voice. Fatty not only uses his blog, fatcyclist, to discuss cycling issues but he has also used it to tell his wife, Susan Nelson’s, story.

Susan survived much longer than expected and inspired the largest Livestrong cycling team ever assembled (more than 500 people) to fundraise more than $500,000 in six months. Without a doubt Fatty’s well written, brutally honest account of Susan battle with cancer facilitated the impact of Susan’s story.

Reading Fatty’s blog over the past few months I could not help but empathize and ponder the obvious question of what would my life be like without my wife. The insights provided by Fatty brought me a better appreciation for what my wife means to my life as it currently exists.

Without wife, my life would cease to exist as I know it. I would cease to exist as I currently do.

I don’t mean to be dramatic or to overstate this but how else can I describe someone who has influenced all of the decisions I have made for over a decade.

My wife has changed me.

I am more like her;

she is more like me;

we have been forever altered by association.

Life without wife would not be my life but some altered version, like you see in time travel movies. So just in case my marriage is protecting the human race from being enslaved by apes I will stop writing and give my wife an appreciative backrub.

My thoughts are with Fatty as he embarks on his new life.