She Hid a Terminal Diagnosis for Six Months So She Wouldn’t Inconvenience My Career — I Found Out From the Security Camera

Listen when they tell you they are tired.

And never teach Maya that love means enduring pain until you break.

Teach her that it is okay to say: I’m hurting.

I’m afraid.

I need help.

And make sure that whenever she says those words, you stop everything, and you answer: I’m right here.

Not when your work is finished.

Not when it’s convenient.