near family. Is it still open?”
“Skyler, you are in a hospital bed.”
“I know where I am. Is it still open?”
She exhaled. “Yes. And I understand what you’re doing. But this is a big decision.”
“I know,” I said. “That’s why I’m making it now, before I talk myself out of it again. Because if I don’t do it now, I’ll go home, and I’ll wait for next time to continue reading …