As I got ready to say goodbye to my dying husband in the hospital hallway, a stranger came up to me and gave me a warning that would change everything. She said in a whisper, “Put up a hidden camera in his ward.” “He’s not dying.”
But something about what she said made sense to me. At first, I thought she was crazy. There were only a few weeks left for my husband Eric to live after being told he had stage four cancer. It was hard for me to sleep while I watched him, though, because I knew something wasn’t right.
The stranger’s words kept going through my mind, and I ordered a small camera online while shaking as I typed in my credit card number. I knew it was risky, but I had to find out the truth.
I set up the camera in Eric’s hospital room the next day, and my heart was racing with excitement. Then I had to wait.
I didn’t find out the shocking truth until that night, when I looked at the camera feed. It seemed like my husband Eric was dying, but he was sitting up straight and talking to a woman I had never seen before. They laughed and hugged each other, making it clear that they were more than just friends.
It hurt like someone punched me in the gut. My husband, who I loved and cared about, was seeing someone else. Not only that, but he was also lying about dying to get the insurance money.
It made me feel angry, sad, and betrayed all at the same time. I knew I had to move quickly, though. I put everything on my phone to record it and started calling people to get more information and build a case against Eric and his woman.
The next day, I talked to Eric in his hospital room, where our family and friends were also there. When I played the video, the room went crazy. His folks were shocked and angry, and his mistress was arrested right away.
Seeing Eric get put in handcuffs and taken away made me feel better and put things to rest. Even though I lost my husband, I gained the truth, which was much more important.
No matter what, I will always be thankful that she told me about the stranger. And she gave me the strength to stand up for myself. She saved me from a life of lies and pain.
