We Carried the Mat is a gift of love
resulting from a promise I made to
my husband Jay several months
before he died. During the two and
a half years that Jay’s body became
captive to Lou Gehrig’s ...ver maisWe Carried the Mat is a gift of love
resulting from a promise I made to
my husband Jay several months
before he died. During the two and
a half years that Jay’s body became
captive to Lou Gehrig’s disease,
he shared his faith and exuberance
for life with the servants at his
bedside. In his fi nal months, he
wrote it on the hearts of those who
cared for him, including mine. Now
the written words of his story—our
story—have been entrusted to me.
Jay’s story is incomplete, until it has
fully encompassed the value of the
caregiver. My hope is that you will be
encouraged and affirmed, as you help
someone you love reach the finish
line of life with grace and purpose.ver menos