When Lily’s hair started to fall out, she tried to pretend she didn’t mind. But Aaron watched the mirrors avoid and cover his head every time someone walked into the room.
One night, Aaron went down the stairs with his head completely shaved.
I stared at him, no words.
He said in a low voice:
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“I want Lily to know that her beauty was never in her hair and that she will never have to go through this alone.”Oncological support
I hugged him with tears in my eyes, convinced that it was the most loving gesture I could have ever made.
But the next morning, Lily’s mother called me from the hospital.
His voice was shaking.
Before I could ask if Lily was okay, she whispered:
“You have to come here immediately. You have no idea what your son did after leaving your house last night.”
