In this edition: a father’s grief; a commuter’s concern; a decision’s consequences; a teen’s hobby; and a sports fan’s hidden haven.
terminal illness
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What Happens When You Don’t Die on Time?
“Hélène Campbell was supposed to be long dead by now. She emptied her bucket list, bank account—and, at 34, is left to wonder: ‘What next?’ And she’s not alone.”
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‘The Heaviest Pain in the World’ — Rob Delaney on His Son’s Death
“Henry played obliviously, beautifully, on the floor.”
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Ten Translations of Care
Mary Wang recalls the ways in which she and her family in China conspired to hide her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis from her.
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Every Parent Wants to Protect Their Child. I Never Got the Chance.
In a heartbreaking reported essay, Jen Gann writes about raising a son who suffers from incurable cystic fibrosis that will likely lead to his early death, the midwife practice that neglected to warn her that she and her husband were carriers, and the likelihood that she and her husband would have chosen to terminate the […]