My Dying Son’s Final Wish Was to Meet His Favorite Firefighters – But When We Arrived, the Captain Removed His Helmet and Said, ‘Ma’am, Before Your Son Comes Inside, There’s Something You Need to Know’

line by the bay door, and I thought, for a foolish second, how kind, how sweet. They had lined up for him.

Then I looked at their faces.

They weren’t grinning the way I’d imagined. They looked respectful, almost solemn. Their expressions were careful, composed, the way people arrange their faces before they say something they have practiced.

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