No One Came to My Husband’s Funeral. They Were All at My Sister’s Engagement Party.

my suspicions—the idea that people we trusted might be taking advantage of our situation was too painful to voice. Instead, I told him a partial truth: “I’m just noticing that some people aren’t handling your illness well. They’re pulling away.”

Bobby nodded slowly. “People get scared when they can’t fix something. It reminds them of their own mortality.continue reading …