I love my wife': The story of a disabled Fayetteville man and the heartfelt letter to his wife :: WRAL.com - WRAL.com

This Friday edition of the Tar Heel Traveler features the poignant story of a disabled man from Fayetteville and the heartfelt love letter he wrote to his wife.

A SPORTS PERSON SAID A TECHNICALITY OR NOT THEY WANTED TO GIVE HER SOME HOLIDAY CHEER. THERE IN. >> OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER ENJOYS REFLECTING ON CHRISTMAS PASS. TONIGHT HE REVISITS A HOLIDAY STORY FROM CHRISTMAS BACK IN 2007. WE FIND SCOTT MASON IN FAYETTE BILL WITH A COUPLE BOUND BY THEIR DEDICATION, LOVE AND THEIR LOVE LETTER. >> I KNOW I LOVE MY WIFE. I TAKE IT EVEN FURTHER AND I ADORE HER. >> LUISA REACH A LETTER HER HAS BEEN WROTE ABOUT HER. >> THE LETTER IS THREE GLORIOUS PAGES LONG. IT TOOK HER HUSBAND MANY CHALLENGING WEEKS TO TYPE IT. PHILIP TYPES WITH A SINGLE FINGER. HE CANNOT WALK. TALKS WITH DIFFICULTY BUT HE HAS NO TROUBLE AT ALL EXPRESSING HIS PROFOUND LOVE FOR HIS WIFE. >> SHE IS A GIFT. SHE IS DEFINITELY A GIFT. >> THEY WERE MARRIAGE 26 YEARS AGO. HAD TWO BOYS AND A HAPPY FUTURE AHEAD OF THEM. ON APRIL 7th 1993 NEAR THEIR HOME IN MIAMI, THEIR PLANS CAME TO A SUDDEN CRASH. >> THE LIGHT WAS GREEN. I WASN'T EXPECTING ANYONE TO RUN THE LIENS. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE DRUNK DRIVER HIT US. >> PHILIP WAS THE MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED. >> HE DAMAGED A BRAINSTEM. I PRAYED VERY HARD. I COULDN'T IMAGINE HIM NOT BEING HOME WITH US. HE'S MY SOULMATE. SHE IS EVERYTHING TO ME. >> AFTER THREE MONTHS IN A COMA HE WOKE UP. >> I HAD TO BRING HIM HOME AND DO THE BEST I COULD FOR WHAT WE HAD. I TRULY CARED FOR MY HUSBAND THAT I COULD DO IT. >> SHE SAVED MY LIFE. STARTED OUT. >> PHILIP AND LISA AND I LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE. THE BOYS ARE GROWN. PHILIP SPENDS HIS DAYS AT HIS COMPUTER TYPING WITH HIS ONE FINGER. IT IS THIS LETTER THAT IS HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO HIS WIFE. >> I COULDN'T THINK OF A MORE HEARTFELT OR MORE SINCERE GIFT. HE LOVES ME AND I LOVE HIM DEARLY. I AM SO, SO THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING. HE THANKS ME FOR EVERYTHING I DO FOR HIM. EVERY DAY. HE WANTS EVERYBODY TO KNOW HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME. >> WITH THAT IN MIND LET ME SAY THANK YOU, BABE. MERRY CHRISTMAS. MY GOODNESS! IF WE WERE ALL BLESSED TO HAVE A LOVE LIKE THAT. WOW! >> THAT TAR HEEL TRAVELER STORY AIRED IN 2007.

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