Here’s another “Not fair” one for my file….
Michael and Kyle met when she was hired to do makeup for STRYPER‘s first video, “You Know What To Do”. They married in 1986 and had two children — Michael Jr. and Ellena — who are now 22 and 18 years old, respectively.
In message posted on his web site a few days before Kyle‘s death, Michael wrote about his wife, “Kyle was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in February of 2007. Standing by her side and seeing her physically and emotionally face this horrible disease, I’ve realized that not only is she the love of my life, she is an angel and the most inspirational person I’ve ever known.
“I’ve stood faithful and hopeful in prayer through this battle, yet to see my love suffer and endure the pain and discomfort that she has over the past two years breaks my heart into a million pieces. No one deserves this, especially Kyle.
“You see, she is the backbone of our family, a pillar of strength, and as unselfish as one can be. She doesn’t want any credit for anything she does but truth be known — she deserves all credit. She is the perfect wife, mother and such a blessing to everyone she meets. I constantly wrestle with the reality of this monster that invades her body and I can tell you that it’s been a tremendous struggle to see my wife so sick. I have felt so helpless and at times completely hopeless, but I know I must be strong for my family and be that pillar of strength too, as she’s been throughout our marriage of almost 23 years.
“Throughout I have seen Kyle‘s heart, strength and determination in ways that I’ve never seen before. She’s never complained and always brought joy to those caring for her and those around her. Surgery after surgery, treatment after treatment and feeling so sick for the past two years, she’s been an encouragement and an example of faith to everyone.
“I love you my dear and there is no way for me to repay you for what you have given to me. I hold you within my heart for now and forevermore.”
Read more at MichaelSweet.com.
Man what a freaking awesome movie! My wife Denise and I watched this the other night. This is Clint Eastwood at his best! Now I suck at movie reviews because, well I want to talk about the movie and give away the ending by accident. So I’ll watch myself this time. Clint is playing the part of Walt, a grumpy, unhappy retired Ford Motor Company worker that also fought in the Korean War. His wife has just died and the all American neighborhood that he moved into 30 years ago is now being overrun by foreigners. He is set in his ways and opinions. He takes notice of the younger generation and how disrespectful they have become. Even his own kids and grand kids are disrespectful. His next door neighbors are foreigners and he has a certain way in the beginning of the movie on how to deal with them. In a nutshell, Walt doesn’t take any shit off of anyone and calls the game just how he sees it and on his own terms whether it’s the “Correct” way to call it or not. During the course of the movie his opinions change about his neighbors and vice versa. However, some of his old school opinions are validated too in the actions of other people. He also keeps a prized Gran Torino that he helped build and bought brand new in his garage. That’s all I am saying about that. Without going any further and spoiling it, this a great movie. I want to add here that if you are so tender hearted and politically correct that you are easily offended by words like “Super Spade”, “Egg Roll”, “Gook”, “Fish Head”‘ and “Pussy Dick” and a lot more insults like that in the same line, you might steer clear of this one. Those words are part of Walt’s make up and he is not always right … Ok, I was vague on the content of the movie to some extent. Check it out yourself, I think you’ll enjoy it. I give it 4 Dirty Harry’s out of 5. Running time is 1 hr 56 minutes
