When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”
The physicians had compared their alternative options.
Given my age, health, HLA compatibility, and other clinical factors, they believed marrow from me was a reasonable and strong option.
Not guaranteed.
Nothing about transplant was guaranteed.
“Is this the part where you ask me to decide?”
“No.”
She paused.
“This is the part where I remind you that you still can.”
PART 32 — THE DECISION
I went to Saint Thomas Aquinas after closing.
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