One afternoon I found him filling a backpack of snacks.
“Are you going again today?” I asked.
“He had a difficult treatment this morning,” he replied. “He says he’s not hungry, but he always eats at least half of a granola bar when I bring him one.”
He closed the zipper of the backpack and headed towards the door.Search for Doctor
As I watched him leave, I felt pride fill my chest. But underneath that pride I perceived something else, something Aaron wasn’t telling me.
Lily’s status was leaving visible signs.
He was thin. Her skin lost color and the chemotherapy left her completely exhausted.
Then her hair started to fall out.
At first, Lily tried to take it with humor. He wore colorful hats and joked that he would save money on shampoo. But Aaron could see beyond his jokes.Take Care of Hair
One night, he found her crying in the hospital bathroom, holding on to a strand of hair that had fallen between her fingers.
