Chapter 216

But all

even is hinged on a premise that Belinda was unwilling to accept. So, she wouldn’t

entertain a discussion about it. Every time a Red Cross representative came

knocking, they’d get an earful, sometimes even more.

These were matters that children shouldn’t have to know about.

But with the Red Cross reps coming in several times, whispers among the nurses or other patients were inevitable. It wasn’t a secret anymore.

“Jada, do you understand what this all means?”

Jada nodded. “I know. With my condition, it’s only a matter of time. I’ve known that for a while now. But I can’t tell Mom; it would break her heart. But I’ve made my peace with it.”

Children who’ve battled with illness for years often have a maturity and acceptance of death beyond their age.

“And do you know why your mom disagrees?”

Leanne said, “From a medical standpoint, the doctors want to do everything they can, based on your condition. They prepare for the worst-case scenario. But to your mom, that scenario doesn’t exist. In her eyes, you’re not going to die.”

know,” Jada replied. “My mom

persuade her, it’d be like forcing her to face that scenario.

primary doctor, wished nothing more

human spirit is more fragile than the body. Agreeing to a

firm. “Dr.

With all my

the mention of it made Leanne feel like crying. How

asked, “Would you give your eyes to save your

in her tracks. For her, the answer

a long silence, Leanne looked at

only nine? You

cute dimples showing, feeling both shy

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her hair. “I’ll find time to

was draining, especially with Leanne’s

heart-wrenchingly aware of her fate, and

then there was Curtis, always popping up

she was

they swapped shifts, Donna took one look at her and

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