A Lesson from a Cop’s Wife - Leave Nothing Unsaid
simplesahm | November 2, 2007 This week is the anniversary of my husband's friend, team member and co-worker David Briese. He died in a tragic car accident while attempting to provide back-up for a fellow officer. I wrote this article on the day he died and thought it would be fitting to post it today. Please keep the family and friends of Deputy David Briese in your prayers...and hug your loved ones a little tighter today.
My husband's friend, partner and co-worker (a fellow police officer) died this morning after being involved in a horrific car accident. Tragedies like this one have a way of making us reflect upon our dearest relationships.
Has anything been left unsaid? Have we said things we regret? Have we said "I'm sorry" even for the small things?
I stood outside the officer's briefing room this morning and watched one officer after another gather to mourn. The silence was agonizing as I watched a dozen uniformed men stare at the ground and hold back tears.
In that moment, I imagined myself as the widow of the dead officer.Did I tell him I loved him? Did he know how much I cared? Did I say "I'm sorry" for the argument we had this morning? Was anything left unsaid?
He handed me the van keys and gave me a hug.
I looked at his eyes. Yes, everything is okay. Everything is always okay with us.Like most married couples, my husband and I have fairly frequent arguments....big ones, stupid ones, silly ones. But not a day goes by where we don't say (and mean) "I love you". Even through tightly clenched fists and grinding teeth we say it, and we mean it.
Maybe I should title this post "a lesson from a cop" because he's the one who taught me how fragile and fleeting life is.
I really don't know what he does everyday (and frankly, I don't want to know). I do know that he sees a lot of "yuck" and it is easy to tell how awful his day was by the tightness of his hugs.
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