In a few days, I will celebrate my 84th birthday and my wife has just celebrated its 85th anniversary. But this is not the most important event. 62 years ago, fate brought me my greatest gift: I met the girl who became my wife. We were both young and we still are. The above photo was taken during our first meetings.

Time has passed but the feelings are still the same. We went through the storms of life, overcoming many difficulties, enjoyed all the joys and sorrows of all these years. We accepted our flaws (especially mine!) and fought together against all the obstacles that have stood in our way : the death of two of our children, my financial problems, my sexuality, our health both declining.

Today, we look with pride the long way we have been able to travel together. Our family grew. Our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren come to see us, all too infrequently (!) . And we get used to being alone, talking about the past and spend part of our time to classify hundreds of photos. My wife laughs at me when I tell her about my memories. She thinks I spend too much time working for the few clients that are remaining, all old friends who I do not want to let down.

But I know that I still have enough time ahead of me to finish my story, even if the few readers who have followed me so far will have to wait a few weeks.

The world is full of unhappy people. To all those who despair, the message I sent them is never to lose courage. Life is full of surprises. Rebounding depends only on you. My life is a good example of the opportunities that are available to all. The only point is how how catch them.

Good luck to all.