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

“I understand.”

“No family reunion.”

“I understand.”

“No medical details to my parents unless necessary for her care.”

“We’ll follow the privacy plan we’ve discussed.”

I closed my eyes.

“Okay.”

PART 33 — CONDITIONING

The transplant process became more serious from there.

The donor advocate explained something that frightened me.