Gerry and Christine Kuhlman complete each other. Literally.

Diagnosed as completly blind since birth, Gerry is the mobility for Christine, who has the congenital disorder of arthrogryposis and uses an electric wheelchair due to limited muscle development. Each lived a successful independent life before they married last September. He is an Academic Assistant to the Arts & Sciences Dean, and she is a math teacher at South High School. They met 16 years ago as Creighton students and dated 5 years before marrying.

Although Gerry and Christine struggle with physical challenges, they have learned a system of working together to complete daily tasks.

“People would think that most of our challenges would be physical, but I don’t think that we have too many physical challenges that we cannot overcome,” Gerry said.

He is her mobility, and she is his sight. He gets the mail, she reads it. He loads the laundry and she controls the machine’s dials. Team work and patience are critical components to their daily routine.

Every weekday at 3:30 p.m., Gerry Kuhlman exits the Administration building and slides into the front seat of a maroon Toyota Sienna equipped with 13 computers, ramp, lock-down mechanisms and a fiesty blond wife at the wheel. Christine Kuhlman patiently directs him to a makeup brush stowed in the glove compartment, which Gerry presses onto her nose with care. This is one of the countless and intimate acts of love that they perform for each other everyday.

And with his humor and her energy, they just have fun.

“Sometimes it is a comedy of errors…watching us cook – it’s comical!” Christine said. “And that is how we live life. With humor.”

They also live with an incredible sensitivity to each other’s needs, which has become a second nature to the pair.

“We complement each other really well,” Gerry said. “Without even saying anything, we know what to do to make the other feel good.”