Life is often an unpredictable roller coaster. Try as we might, we often end up places we don't expect.
Hopefully we can learn lessons from these curveballs, like Lauren Hill, whose terminal illness inspired a nation or the 8-year-old girl who managed to dance again after losing a leg.
Don and Lorraine have been married for 25 years. Partners in life and in business, the pair ran a farm together.
After having three beautiful children, in 1995 Don was diagnosed with ALS. Almost 5 years later he was fitted with a ventilator rendering him unable to speak.
Lorraine did not give up on her husband, true to her vows, in sickness and in health, she took on her role as caretaker and learned to do all the tasks Don did for their business.
However, though the pair survived this unforeseen obstacle, it was Don's inability to communicate with Lorraine that perhaps hurt the most.
Lorraine was determined to speak with her husband. She even made him a letter board. She would hold it up and Don would gaze at each letter to spell out a phrase.
The process took forever, but it was a start to something wonderful.
With the help of his team, Mick Ebeling, the founder of Not Impossible Labs, a company that creates solutions for people with disabilities, invented a device that allowed Don to speak with his eyes, quickly.
After 15 years, Don finally got to tell Lorraine everything that had been on his mind.
See the tearjerking moment at 5:21 and SHARE if this inspired you to want to tell someone you know how you feel.
