My Parents Chose a Birthday Dinner Over My Family’s Funeral—Then They Asked for Thirty Percent of the $18.7 Million Settlement

That was part of the relief I felt: I did not need to know every answer for the work to be useful.

By the end of the early program, ninety-four schools had signed up for the next session.

There would be scheduling, confirmation, and practical limits to manage.

Interest was not the same as completed attendance, and we recorded it accordingly.

Ruth suggested I go home between sessions.

“Margaret is waiting,” she said.

“You can rest.”

“I can help clean up.”