Konsta and I have been together for just over two years now and we have gone through a lot in that time. I have a very serious case of an autoimmune disease called Lupus, something I've had for 10 years now. During our short time together I have been in and out of hospital on numerous occasions. Most recently, I suffered kidney failure and have had to go on dialysis. During all of this, we were both in university trying to complete our degrees.
From the very beginning, Konsta has been incredibly supportive .. he's been my guardian angel and someone I can always turn to in my weakest moments. But I still always wondered if my illness was too much for him and that maybe he wanted something easier for his future.
On May 6th of this year he put all my fears to rest. I was very stressed the night before. I was scheduled to move into a new apartment in a couple of days so I had gone earlier that day to see the place one more time. I got really nervous because it suddenly looked so much smaller than I remembered and I was afraid that my dialysis supplies would not fit and that I woudlnt' be able to keep things as sterile as they needed to be. I was so worried I couldn't sleep and even broke into tears off and on. Konsta just kept saying "everything will be better tomorrow, don't worry" .. but I didn't think anything of it because he's always very reassuring.
The next morning when we woke up he knew I still wasn't feeling well and said he would bring me breakfast in bed. He disconnected me from the dialysis machine and then went to the kitchen. A few minutes later he came back with a tray in his hand which he placed on the bed. I was still very very groggy having not slept well. I saw there was a box on the tray and he was getting down on one knee but it took me a minute to clue into what was happening. Suddenly I sat up as I realized what was going on. I listened to his loving words and immediately said "YES" as he placed the most beautiful ring (designed by him) on my finger. He was right ... everything was better!
Apparently he had been trying to propose for a few weeks as he had just graduated and wanted to go to dinner to "celebrate". However, my health did not allow for this. He decided he couldn't wait any longer. I'm happy the way things worked out because to me, he couldn't have picked a better moment to propose. I called my parents right away to tell them but of course they already knew as he had asked their permission ahead of time.
Konsta is my best friend and the love of my life ... I couldn't ask for a better match and I can't wait to be his wife!
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