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

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Mike sits beside me, and for a minute we just watch Leo.

A father and a mother at a park.

A family.

A snapshot.

Mike’s voice is quiet when he speaks.

“You didn’t lie,” he says.

I glance at him.

His eyes are red-rimmed. He’s not crying. Mike rarely cries in front of people. But his face looks like it’s been holding back a scream for months.

“I didn’t continue reading …