Two Weeks After Our Baby Died, My 8-Year-Old Whispered, “Mom, She Isn’t Gone—I Saw What Daddy Did at the Hospital”
“What did they ask?”
He looked at the table.
“If I wanted them to keep Melanie available so you could see her when you were more alert.”
“And?”
“I said no.”
The room became very still.
“What?”
His voice cracked.