When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”

My mother had made me sound like the final key in a locked door.

The actual medicine contained options and uncertainty.

PART 27 — I ASK THE QUESTION

“If I say no, does she die?”

Rebecca did not manipulate me.

“We cannot answer that.”

I closed my eyes.

“Hannah has a serious disease.”

“I know.”

“The transplant team will continue pursuing appropriate treatment and donor options regardless of your decision.”