I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work—His Colleague Looked at Me With Tears and Asked, “He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?”

Meaning came from what people did afterward.

Not from the suffering itself.

Lily grew older.

I intentionally know less about her medical story now than people expect.

Why?

Because she is not my patient.

Not my child.

Not an epilogue device.