“She has taught me so much, led me home, and reminded me of my humanity. I love her.”
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“She has taught me so much, led me home, and reminded me of my humanity. I love her.”
“The silence was better than him not being here. I’d get an email from him just simply saying, ‘I love you.’ In between heartache and the grief of losing my dad, I was letting go of my 7-year marriage to a man I realized never loved the REAL me.”
“The nurse drew the curtain back and I crumbled. His big feet stuck out from the sheets. I bent and kissed his head three times as we did every time we left each other.”
“I wanted her to have my heart and her dad’s wit. I did NOT want her to hear the ugly words I had once told myself. In order to be different for her, I needed to be different for me.”
“We saw the profile of a little boy who had the most infectious smile. This was it. Our son was within reach.”
“Day in and day out, we kissed their boo-boos, cuddled them to sleep, and read them stories. My heart broke when I thought about the moments their parents were missing.”
“At 16, my health deteriorated. I was oxygen-dependent 24 hours a day. I was tired of being breathless all the time and coughing non-stop. One morning, that life-changing phone call came.”
“They say your life flashes before your eyes when you die, but it was different for me. I wasn’t scared.”
“I couldn’t process what I’d heard. I still haven’t.”
“My reaction didn’t help, obviously.”