Jenny

Young love is so sweet and promising.

I want to take the time to express my gratitude to Jenny for standing by Caleb's side through all of this. She has been here every day since he returned home,finding the time to see him tho she was juggling work and school. She drove to Boston (when we were there) when she could - usually once a week; scaled down her work load and was completely broke so that she could be part of his healing. She asked the Doctors poignant questions and smiled when the pretty nurses flirted with Caleb. She has rubbed his head a thousand times, cleaned him when he had accidents, and looked across the bed in anguish to mirror mine when he was not doing well.
I was not certain of Jenny when she first appeared on the scene--she was afraid of the dark, had to be accompanied everywhere, and was much more of a girlie girl then I would ever be...(it is a mother's perogative to scutinize.)
She was Caleb's second serious girlfriend and as a second wife, I always felt that I was misunderstood,out of favor and generally disliked. There was always an uneasy queasiness, a recoil with my inlaws and I was determined to not let Jenny feel unwelcomed......
She has proven to be the substantial young woman who I hoped she would be and I admire her for her staying power.

I have learned so much from the younger women in my life. They are soft and yielding, stunning in their youthful beauty, but most importantly they have dignity and they know their truths. Long gone ( and so may it be) are the days where women will setttle for less.....at least with this crop of adolecent Wellfleet women who I know. They are determined and satisfied with only the best that life has to offer. Hats off to them!

So as Jenny packed her things to go off into the dark last night ... alone, unattended..... Caleb walked to the french doors to watch her go
and I stood behind watching him watching.

Thank you Jenny!