My first impulse was to share it widely and attach Chloe’s name to it.

Then I remembered how Mrs.

Alvarez had asked that families be allowed privacy, dignity, and lives that were not turned into donor stories.

I called Denise to ask whether she wanted the note shared with the center’s staff.

She said yes, but asked us not to post the photograph publicly.

Her husband disliked attention.

We honored that.

A week later, Mrs.