Hiccup in my 48 year long marriage, a secret my wife does not like!

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

I waited for a while to post this, but the last time I was in the hospital, shortly after giving me something to relax me, a nurse asked me, “are you alright”. When she asked “if I was afraid”, being a bit loopy, I told her, “not at all, I have faced many hazards, and never thought I would still be alive’. While under these drugs that lower you what you might not always say, I said too much. I told my wife, “well my love, I never expected to be here today, not at all”.
 

She, unwilling to let it go, asked me why? Therefore, I began to tell her the many near death experiences that I faced, due to the ambitions brother on by the drugs given me before being put under. Thing I had never before shared…

1. Near fatal experience in Army Basic Training, when I woke to have a large knife to my throat, and a madman holding it, as 20 men pleading for my life, until he could be subdued. The knife holder, was sent to military prison for a long time. 

2 Four crash landings in military aircraft.

3. Having a Russian Soldier point an AK-47 at my chest, while patrolling the East/West Germany Border, from only 50 meters away. I had stopped to check my Jeep, only to look and and see my situation in real time. Also to notice, more than one had their weapons pointed at the opposing (Russian) soldier! I don’t think I have ever held my breath that long since. Not even in a plane or helicopter cash landing! 

4. Also, being involved in four different times of being shot at, during my 23 years as a Police Officer, for the City of Atlanta. 

I would ask my wife what else I might have told her about. I do know, but when she asked “why I did not tell her”, I said, “it is because one cannot just quit the Army, nor abandon a career. All of which you would have asked me to do”. 
 

Anyway, it caused many harsh discussions since. My advice to my fellow brothers, refuse the calming drugs before surgery, instead…”bite  the bullet”!!!! 

[MustardSeed]

Everyone has secrets. 

[MorningStar]

My dad was the only survivor of a helicopter collision and kept it a secret for over 40 years because his dad told him not to tell his war horror stories to the family. Not even my mom knew. He finally felt a need to tell us a decade or so ago. 

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

14 hours ago, MustardSeed said:

Everyone has secrets. 

True, but my wife knows every site I visit, and every password I use, on every site. I try to always be an open an honest husband. These near deaths, I kept to myself o keep form worry. 

[bluebell]

I hope she'll be able to handle the way you chose to deal with those near death experiences and let it go that you didn't tell her.  Like MS said, everyone is entitled to keep some things that happen to them to themselves.

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

I am embarrassed at my typos, an other errors in grammar. I hate to keep showing my errors, and lack of real intelligence, or total lack thereof! 

[blackstrap]

40 minutes ago, Bill “Papa” Lee said:

I hate to keep showing my errors,

At my age I just chalk it up to FFS ( fat finger syndrome ) 😇

[rodheadlee]

On 10/9/2023 at 6:55 PM, Bill “Papa” Lee said:

I waited for a while to post this, but the last time I was in the hospital, shortly after giving me something to relax me, a nurse asked me, “are you alright”. When she asked “if I was afraid”, being a bit loopy, I told her, “not at all, I have faced many hazards, and never thought I would still be alive’. While under these drugs that lower you what you might not always say, I said too much. I told my wife, “well my love, I never expected to be here today, not at all”.
 

She, unwilling to let it go, asked me why? Therefore, I began to tell her the many near death experiences that I faced, due to the ambitions brother on by the drugs given me before being put under. Thing I had never before shared…

1. Near fatal experience in Army Basic Training, when I woke to have a large knife to my throat, and a madman holding it, as 20 men pleading for my life, until he could be subdued. The knife holder, was sent to military prison for a long time. 

2 Four crash landings in military aircraft.

3. Having a Russian Soldier point an AK-47 at my chest, while patrolling the East/West Germany Border, from only 50 meters away. I had stopped to check my Jeep, only to look and and see my situation in real time. Also to notice, more than one had their weapons pointed at the opposing (Russian) soldier! I don’t think I have ever held my breath that long since. Not even in a plane or helicopter cash landing! 

4. Also, being involved in four different times of being shot at, during my 23 years as a Police Officer, for the City of Atlanta. 

I would ask my wife what else I might have told her about. I do know, but when she asked “why I did not tell her”, I said, “it is because one cannot just quit the Army, nor abandon a career. All of which you would have asked me to do”. 
 

Anyway, it caused many harsh discussions since. My advice to my fellow brothers, refuse the calming drugs before surgery, instead…”bite  the bullet”!!!! 

4 crash landings! yeooowch!! I'd like to hear those stories. Be grateful we are going to celebrate our 50th anniversary next month. We can't get sealed due to Word of Wisdom problems. I don't think we have any secrets, maybe she does.