It Was Meant to Be  
Lauri-Jane L. and Jason L. - Winnipeg

It Was Meant to Be

I had to move back home with my parents due to a car accident. I needed care, and due to the accident, I could not work, and I could not afford my expenses.
All my friends were either in a relationship or married.
I had a friend suggest that I go on Lavalife. She said you never know what could happen. I said, but I'm not over my accident. I still had a very hard time walking. I listened to her, and it was the best thing that I ever did.
One Saturday, I was on Lavalife. I received a smiley face from Jason. I looked up his profile. I thought that he was cute. We started to talk over the computer. We had so much in common. We loved movies, football, etc. I felt so comfortable with him, I gave him my phone number, and email address. I never gave it to anyone else. It was lucky that there was a history of our conversation because he wrote both of them down wrong. Jason phoned me that night. He told me that he had written my information down wrong at first. We both laughed about it. We made plans for our first date. Wouldn't you know it, I got sick. I had to cancel our first date. I new he might not phone me back, but he did. He drove all the way out to the country to pick me up, and meet my parents. My friends told me to dye my hair blonde for our date. When he came in the house, I fell in love with his beautiful eyes. He looked at me and said "Why did you change your hair colour?" I liked it the way it was on your picture. I said that "I thought I should go blonde for you. I don't like it either" (I changed it back later that week). He was very considerate. He helped hold me while walking, as I was still not steady on my feet.
Our first date consisted of coffee at Perkins to get to know one another, and then a movie. At Perkins, we found out that our dads both had the same name. His dad was Jerry Lewis, and my dad's was Gerry with his middle name Lewis. I thought that was interesting. We both had the same ethnic background, Icelandic. The coincidences between us were uncanny. I guess you don't meet to many girls that are into Star Wars, cars and football.
The movie we went to see was sold out. Instead we rented The Animal, and went back to his place to watch it. I sat at one end of the couch, and he sat at the other end. After the movie, he took me home. I was thinking to myself that I will probably never hear from him again. I was totally a geek, and I had a limp. When he dropped me off, he gave me a hug.
Well, he called me again for another date. I couldn't believe it.
On our third date, he told me that he was being tested for a medical condition. He told me that his father had Huntington's Disease. It is a progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder, which affects muscle coordination and some cognitive functions. He had a 50/50 chance of inheriting it. He wanted to know how I felt about. I told him I would be there for him.
I went with him and his mother when he went for the test. It was very emotional, Jason did have HD. He said, "If you don't want to see me anymore, I will understand."
I told him that would not stop me from seeing him. When I said that we both teared up. That's when he said that he "loved me."
His mother sold Jason her house, and we moved in together the following year.
We were together for 5 years before he proposed to me. It was during Christmas 2005. We had opened up all our gifts. Jason was putting out the garbage. I was upset, but trying to keep it in. I thought that this would be it. That he would ask me today, but I guess I thought wrong. Well, he came back in and got on one knee. He thanked me for standing by him throughout the years, and that he would be honoured if I would be his wife. It will be 4 years of marriage for us this September.
We both wanted to have children, but because of his HD we thought that we never could. We were blessed with our little miracle this past July. His name is Justin. He is healthy, and did not inherit the HD gene. Jason is a wonderful father.He is right there for diaper changes and feedings. He'll watch Justin on the weekend in the morning so that I can sleep in.
Every year Jason has to go to the neurologist to see how he is doing, and so far so good. I do research over the internet, and am in contact with doctors that deal with HD. I have Jason on everything possible that is being used in research.
Jason is my sole mate. We make each other laugh. We finish each other's sentences, and we seem to know what the other one is thinking. He is very romantic and considerate. He is gentle as a lamb with a heart of gold, and I am lucky that I have the key to his heart. Thank you Lavalife for helping me find my true love.