THE HEARTBREAKING FINAL MOMENTS OF A YOUNG MOTHER LOST TO A BRUTAL BATTLE

are the ones who worry me the most. To lose a mother at their age is to lose the map of your own identity. They are at the stage of life where they should be looking toward the future, yet they are tethered to the trauma of the recent past. I watch them navigate the hallways, sometimes moving with the weight of decades, and I find myself reaching out,continue reading …