Mom Said The Anniversary Trip Was Canceled Because Of Budget Issues. A Week Later I Found A Facebook Album Of My Family In Paris Without Me. Then She Asked Me For Help

deal, in the time since the surgery, about what I was actually doing when I agreed to donate. It would be a cleaner story if I could tell you it was pure uncomplicated compassion, the kind that carries no history and asks nothing back. But that wouldn’t be honest, and this entire account has been an attempt at honesty.

The truth is more textured. I continue reading …