And today, on April 19th2019, here you are.
Opening presents and making tic-toc videos with your friends. Giggling and singing and begging for permission to wear make-up “just for today” Singing along to rap music in the car – lyrics I can’t make out with my 40-year-old-ears – and talking to me like a girl with wisdom far beyond her years.
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There’s lots of scary shit you hear along the way. “It’s Cancer” was the first and scariest, until I heard “It’s back” which put the first to shame. What I wasn’t prepared for was the answer to my question “What do we do now?” The little 3-word answer “I don’t know” rocked me to the core and I started to let go. I started to let go of my role as a parent and decision making and disciplinarian and teacher. I let the fear of her death take over and that was why I was standing in the hall...
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