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Suzanne Somers<\/a>‘ final gift from the love of her life, Alan Hamel, has been revealed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ET has learned that Hamel, <\/span>who was married to the Three’s Company<\/em> star for 46 years<\/a> before her death, gave her an early birthday present. A handwritten love poem, wrapped in her favorite pink peonies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ET has obtained a copy of the poem:<\/span><\/p>\n “LOVE I USE IT EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I USE IT AT THE END OF EMAILS TO MY LOVING FAMILY. I EVEN USE IT IN EMAILS TO CLOSE FRIENDS. I USE IT WHEN I\u2019M LEAVING THE HOUSE. THERE\u2019S LOVE, THEN\u00a0 LOVE YOU AND\u00a0 I LOVE YOU!!<\/span> “I ALSO USE LOVE TO DESCRIBE A GREAT MEAL. I USE IT TO EXPRESS HOW I FEEL ABOUT A SHOW ON NETFLIX. I OFTEN USE LOVE REFERRING TO MY HOME, MY CAT GLORIA, TO THINGS GLORIA DOES, TO THE TASTE OF A CANTALOUPE I GREW IN MY GARDEN. I LOVE THE TASTE OF A FRESHLY HARVESTED ORGANIC ROYAL JUMBO MEDJOOL DATE. I LOVE BITING A FIG OFF THE TREE. I LOVE WATCHING TWO GIANT BLACKBIRDS WHO LIVE NEARBY SWOOPING BY MY WINDOW IN A POWER DIVE.<\/span> “I COULD GO ON AD INFINITUM, BUT YOU GET IT. WHAT BRAND OF LOVE DO I FEEL FOR MY WIFE SUZANNE?<\/span> “STARING AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE WHILE YOU SLEEP DOESN\u2019T DO IT.<\/span> Somers <\/span>died on Sunday<\/a>, one day before she would have celebrated her 77th birthday. In a statement to ET, the <\/span>Step by Step<\/span><\/em> star’s publicist,\u00a0R. Couri Hay, confirmed she died at 5 a.m. with Hamel, her son, and other family members surrounding her.<\/span><\/p>\n “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” her publicist\u00a0R. Couri Hay said.\u00a0“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Somers’ family planned to be with her for her birthday on Monday,\u00a0 “Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life, and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly. A private family burial will take place this week, with a memorial to follow next month,” her publicist shared.<\/span><\/p>\n Hamel and Somers met in 1969 and tied the knot in 1977.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
THEREIN LIES SOME OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE USE LOVE. SOMETIMES I FEEL OBLIGED TO USE LOVE, RESPONDING TO SOMEONE WHO SIGNED LOVE IN THEIR EMAIL, WHEN I\u2019M UNCOMFORTABLE USING LOVE BUT I USE IT ANYWAY.”<\/span><\/p>\n
MY DAILY LIFE ENCOMPASSES THINGS AND PEOPLE I LOVE AND THINGS AND PEOPLE I AM INDIFFERENT TO.”<\/span><\/p>\n
CAN I FIND IT IN ANY OF THE ABOVE?<\/span>
A RESOUNDING NO!!!!<\/span>
THERE IS NO VERSION OF THE WORD THAT IS APPLICABLE TO SUZANNE AND I EVEN USE THE WORD APPLICABLE ADVISEDLY. THE CLOSEST VERSION IN WORDS ISN\u2019T EVEN CLOSE. IT\u2019S NOT EVEN A FRACTION OF A FRACTION OF A FRACTION.<\/span>
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE DOES NOT DO IT. I\u2019LL TAKE A BULLET FOR YOU DOESN\u2019T DO IT.<\/span>
I WEEP WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.<\/span>
FEELINGS\u2026 THAT\u2019S GETTING CLOSE, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY.<\/span>
55 YEARS TOGETHER, 46 MARRIED AND NOT EVEN ONE HOUR APART FOR 42 OF THOSE YEARS. \u00a0EVEN THAT DOESN\u2019T DO IT.<\/span>
EVEN GOING TO BED AT 6 O\u2019CLOCK AND HOLDING HANDS WHILE WE SLEEP DOESN\u2019T DO IT.”<\/span><\/p>\n
I\u2019M BACK TO FEELINGS.\u00a0THERE ARE NO WORDS. THERE ARE NO ACTIONS.<\/span>
NO PROMISES. NO DECLARATIONS. EVEN THE GREEN SHADED SCHOLARS OF THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS HAVE SPENT 150 YEARS AND STILL HAVE FAILED TO COME UP WITH THAT ONE WORD. SO I WILL CALL IT, \u2018US\u2019, UNIQUELY, MAGICALLY, INDESCRIBABLY WONDERFUL ‘US’.”<\/span><\/p>\n