I Promised My Son Forever—Then Cancer Made Me Count the Months

They love to judge decisions they’ve never had to make.

They love neat answers.

But there are no neat answers here.

There is only a mother dying in a hurry.

A father learning how to breathe anyway.

And a five-year-old boy drawing a leash to the stars so his mom doesn’t get lost.

My name is Sarah.

And now Leo knows the truth in a way his little heart can hold.continue reading …