"I felt the tug on my sleeve and looked down to find him standing motionless. His mouth was moving but I couldn’t make out his words. His quiet body in the noisy room caught me off guard. I bent down to find his voice."
"Even though I just finished my master's degree right before getting sick, I'm not sure if I will ever be able to work again, which devastates me. I have 4 sons who know I can't go on hikes with them anymore and that I have to abruptly end family outings because I feel too ill. My husband has to pick up the slack. It's not fair to any of them."
