Seven Years After My Daughter’s Funeral, I Followed Her Husband to a Rehabilitation Center—And Saw a Woman I Thought Was Dead

She never received confirmation that you were alive.”

Melissa lowered her eyes.

“But she thought there was a chance.”

“She believed there were questions worth answering.”

I nodded toward the notebook.

“She kept asking them.”

Melissa stared at the page.

Then closed her eyes briefly.