Family boundaries and celebrations: Why exclusion from a dinner plan led to a difficult decision regarding a birthday event

another order, Ethan turned away from the safety of the exit. He ran toward the thickening smoke.

Staff lunged to stop him, hands grasping at his jacket, but he slipped past them with surprising speed, guided only by memory, adrenaline, and the desperate tapping of his cane.

Karen screamed his name. “Ethan, stop!”

He didn’t.

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