I Loved, But I Let Go

Husband leaves on anniversary; son blinded in crash; wife takes him back.

Brian Lodge walks out on his fifth wedding anniversary to be with childhood sweetheart Sharon Birch, leaving Linda Grant and their son Tim behind. Linda flees with Tim through a torrential downpour, but their car crashes, blinding the boy in one eye. When Brian reappears pleading for forgiveness, Linda agrees to reconcile, driven by the conviction that Tim should not lose his remaining sight and his father simultaneously.

• drama
• family
• melodrama

1. Brian abandons family on fifth anniversary
2. Storm car crash costs Tim an eye
3. Linda accepts Brian back for Tim

Anyone drawn to family crises where a child's welfare forces impossible choices.