My Seven-Year-Old Son Said He Heard His Mother Calling After Her Funeral. What We Discovered Changed Everything.
We were alive enough to be messy.
On the way home, Rachel said she wanted to return to nursing eventually, perhaps in a different role.
“I still believe in the work,” she said.
“Even after everything.” I squeezed her hand.
“Then we’ll find a way that respects what your body can manage,” I answered.
For once, neither of us tried to turn hope into a deadline.
PART 15
By autumn, the criminal case had moved toward resolution.