At 6, I Promised My Best Friend with Down Syndrome We’d Go to Prom Together – 12 Years Later, Mom Said I Could Go with Him Only on One Condition

mattered once.

Then love, loyalty, history, and choice became larger than the promise.

Noah had stayed when I needed him.

I had stayed when he needed me.

Neither of us was keeping score.

Some People Do Not Save You—They Simply Refuse to Leave

For years, I thought the most important thing Noah had done was helping me through the period after my father left.continue reading …