My 17-year-old son shaved his head for his girlfriend, who was fighting cancer, but the next morning his mother called me from the hospital and said, “You have to see what Aaron has done…”
My seventeen-year-old son, Aaron, had always been compassionate, but I never imagined how far he would be able to get for someone I loved.Guides Parenting
Aaron was dating Lily, the daughter of one of my closest friends. They were inseparable, they talked constantly about college, made plans for the future, and laughed at things only the two understood.
Then Lily was diagnosed with cancer.
In an instant, their carefree teenage lives were replaced by hospital rooms, treatments, medications and terrifying medical outcomes.
Aaron was shattered, but he never abandoned her.
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He visited her after school, took her favorite snacks, helped her finish her homework, and sat next to her during the long, exhausting hours when she was too weak to talk.Models Anatomy
