Read This When I'm Gone: A Dying Woman Leaves A Love Note For Her Husband

I asked you to promise me that you’d only open this after I die. You always kept your promises and I’m sure you’ll also do so this one last time.

Well, you once corrected me and said I shouldn’t use the word ‘die’ because I’m an angel and I’ll only spread my wings and fly away, to the sky.

Esta longa viagem esperou por mim e eu sei que o céu está muito longe. Sei-o porque estavas sempre a dizer-me que me amavas até ao céu.

I wasn’t afraid of death and you shouldn’t be afraid of living after I’m gone. We are both so lucky because we had the privilege to experience this kind of love.

This honest, beautiful, unconditional, immortal, perfect love. Most people aren’t so lucky and they never get the chance to find true love. We did and I’m so darn happy because of it.

No outro dia, no hospital, uma mulher perguntou-me se, se pudesse começar tudo de novo e voltar a viver a minha vida, faria tudo da mesma maneira. Sem pensar duas vezes, respondi que SIM.

Of course, there are so many things I regret in my life but I was afraid that if I had a chance to do some things differently, we wouldn’t have crossed paths.

I was afraid it would mean that I wouldn’t have met you.

O nosso casamento e os nossos lindos, lindos filhos são as únicas coisas que posso dizer com orgulho que fiz bem na minha vida.

Falling in love with you and having such gorgeous kids with such a great man are the only things I don’t regret.

Sê feliz. Okay, I know you have to cry a bit after I’m gone; you were always the emotional one in our relationship.

But please, don’t waste too much of your precious time in mourning. My illness made us realize how truly important time is in life and that’s why you should appreciate it more.

Sorri. You know how much I loved your smile. That’s the reason why I fell in love with you actually. Promise me that you’ll keep that beautiful, innocent smile on your face forever.

Aproveitar a vida ao máximo. Fazer todas aquelas coisas com que sonhámos e que planeámos fazer juntos um dia. Façam-no por nós.

Fazer todas aquelas coisas da nossa lista de desejos. Dei um pontapé no balde antes de termos a oportunidade de terminar a nossa lista de desejos but that doesn’t have to stop you from doing all those things.

Alcançar todos os seus sonhos e objectivos na vida. Vá lá, querida, deixa-me orgulhoso. Sei que és capaz, já conseguiste tanto. Quero que sejas uma pessoa completamente realizada.

Continuem a cuidar tão bem das nossas incríveis crianças. They are indeed the best thing we’ve ever done. No, actually they are our masterpieces.

Não podia estar mais orgulhoso deles. Não podia estar mais orgulhosa do pai deles. Não podia estar mais orgulhosa do homem que amo com todo o meu coração.

Don’t forget about love. Yes, you’ve lost the love of your life and no, you won’t find a woman like me ever again ha ha but please try. Tenta reencontrar o amor ou deixa que ele te encontre.

Don’t close yourself off. Don’t close your heart to other people, to other women. You deserve to be loved for the rest of your life.

I wanted to love you for the rest of your days, just like you loved me but unfortunately, God didn’t allow me to do so.

Outra mulher pode amar-te e tu tens de o permitir.

Tens de encontrar um novo sentido para a tua vida. Têm de continuar com a vossa vida. E sabes como eu costumava dizer,

“There is no point in living a life without love.”

People say that only the sky’s the limit for real love. No, the sky isn’t our limit. This isn’t the end for us. I’ll see you again one day. I’ll be waiting for you in heaven.

Para o céu e sempre de volta, minha querida. Sempre de volta.