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

will make it real.

I want to tell him, It’s real whether you help or not.

But I don’t.

Because today is park day.

Today is swings.

Today is me pushing my son so high he thinks the sky is within reach.

In the kitchen, Leo is already awake, already vibrating with joy. He’s in mismatched socks and dinosaur pajamas, hair sticking up in every direction, cheeks continue reading …