Update
I married my best friend in the fall of 2018. She and I have been best friends for 10 years or more and have shared all of our secrets. She knows I am gay or bi now I guess. She is bi as well if that matters, and I guess it does if for no other reason than she understands.
But now, ALS is stealing away my best friend. All of the science, all of the prayers, all of the hopes haven't stopped this heinous disease from wrenching away the girl who saved this boy - who embraced who I was, whose broken parts fit my broken parts so well. gothgirlrx, I love you. I can't stand losing you. I'm lost without you. I'm not sure how I will make my way. But what I know is I am so thankful to have you in my life and to be the one who cares for you.
My wife, my best friend, the strongest, bravest, person I've ever known enters at home Hospice care today.
Knowing what I know now I would do it all over again. I love you.
We're not sure but they tell us "days, weeks, maybe months". I vote for years.