cnu-At my fortieth birthday party, my sister swung a baseball bat into…

because stairs were impossible. Derek rented a reclining medical chair. I set up a little table beside her with water, medication, tissues, the TV remote, and a notebook where I tracked every dose because fear had turned me into a nurse with a color-coded schedule.

Friends came by with meals. Emma’s teachers sent cards. Her softball coach cried on our continue reading …