At 30,000 Feet, I Watched My Wife Crawl Across the Floor With Both Legs in Casts While My Mother Hid Her Crutches—Then I Noticed What Was Recording Behind Them

That is how family systems change.

Not one hero.

Several people stop performing their assigned roles.

There is a sentence from that day that I still hate:

“If you have to crawl, then crawl.”

Years later, Clara joked:

“Technically, physical therapy made me crawl once.”

I stared.