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

nonstop, narrating every single thing he sees like he’s hosting his own nature documentary.

“Look! Dog! Big dog! That dog has a jacket!”

“Mm-hmm,” I say, and Mike laughs quietly because he loves this about Leo—the way his mind is always running, always noticing.

I watch them in the rearview mirror.

My boys.

My whole world.

Mike glances at me for half a second continue reading …