Juan Manuel Flores Jr. had served thirteen years in the Army and was stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, when he met Cynthia on Myspace. She was a beautiful woman from his hometown, Corpus Christi, Texas, and like him, she'd suffered through a bad first marriage. Meeting seemed to be God's way of helping two beautiful people who deserved happiness. The two were married March 21, 2009, Cynthia became sick with the flu in the winter. After being referred to a lung specialist, she was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. ynthia would need chemotherapy and be forced to resign from her job, and Flores struggled to be a good dad to their kids while being there for his wife. Through it all-up until the end of her life-Cynthia tried to do things herself and kept a positive attitude. Flores celebrates their love and raises awareness about a horrible disease in Starting Over Just to Stay Goodbye