Friday, July 11, 2008

Jerry's therapy

The caregiver has a harder job than the givee's. When I think of everything that Jerry puts up with and does, I feel sorry for all of you who didn't have the luck to marry the most wonderful man in the world -- hey, guys, I got him, too bad for you.
And I know he didn't expect "caregiver" to be in the job description when he signed up.
This is a man who is phobic about doctors, can't stand hospitals, and who almost literally faints at the sight of blood. This is a man who hates to lose control. And this is the man who takes me to the ER at 3:00 am, who managed to live with my nausea and vomiting, who is prepared to deal with my weakness, wounds, and drains -- and all of this without falling apart.
He'd tell you the solution is single-malt scotch. However, his solutions are basically much more creative than that. One of his latest ways of dealing with stress is to smash big pieces of glass into little ones and stick them back together. Like this.

He just finished it yesterday and hung it in the window over our front door. That required schlepping it single-handedly up a ladder to the second floor and managing to hang it from two hooks.
Next? Either a reproduction of the Rose Window from Notre Dame or maybe an Elvis with black background....

6 comments:

Lucinda Kruy said...

Ooh, please let the next one be Elvis. The new piece is beautiful! You have yourself a hell of a husband.

grandma B said...

I love the window! Way to go Jerry! I think creative projects are the best way to navigate times of stress and angst! It is definitely a "Germer" thing. .Jerry is becoming a master with stain glass and being an awesome husband!

Blue Spruce said...

Jerry is indeed a wizard at projects with stained glass, but where would he be if he got the lead out?
The two of you make a great couple. How many musical architects are there out there? I'll bet he could design a space station and you could write the screenplay for it. I'm always glad to hear good things about husbands because we husband types get a lot of bad press and bad stereotypes.

Arctic-mermaid said...

Jerry - I am blown away by this stained glass. Beautiful.

And from such a great guy.

amy germer said...

Very impressive stain glass and nurturing skills! Germer guys are #1!

jenny said...

very impressive. i have always wanted to try doing stained glass but it is VERY intimidating. beautiful work jerry. you are both lucky to have each other. quite an inspiring couple you are.