My Dad Hid His Cancer From Me For Years. His Secret Changed Our Relationship In Ways I Never Imagined.
The author and her father celebrating her 21st birthday. Courtesy of Sophie Katzman My parents were visiting last spring when an argument broke out. Since our family does not shy away from debate, that wasn’t surprising. But when my father yelled, “You know I’m a cancer survivor!” during this particular fight, I was taken aback […]
My 20-Year-Old Brother Died By Suicide. Here’s Why I Almost Joined Him.
A few hours after my brother Joe’s funeral, I noticed my father had shrunk. We sat together on my grandparents’ couch — him in his special occasion suit and a rumpled tie, me in black pants and a white sweater. As a kid, I’d seen him as the giant who palmed basketballs and touched our […]