I hated hurting him. Most of the time, I could forget about it, but the inexorable truth is this: They might be glad to have me around, but I was the alpha and the omega of my parents' suffering.

“We didn't talk much. But we didn't need to.”

“Thank you for explaining that my eye cancer isn't going to make me deaf. I feel…”

“The Colonel led all the cheers.Cornbread!" he screamed.CHICKEN!" the crowd resp…”

“The BiPAP essentially took control of my breathing away from me, which was inte…”