My Sister Signed Papers Before I Was Dead

“She wouldn’t want this,” Mom said.

“She wouldn’t want to be dependent,” Vanessa answered.

A chair scraped.

“Your father thinks we should wait.”

“Dad thinks everything is a form that needs another signature.”

Then my mother said, “What if she wakes up?”

The room went very still.

I fought my own body so hard my chest started to spasm. I wanted to open my eyes.continue reading …