My husband had been fishing in Alaska for a month when I got the news. I called him and it was a brief call. A few days later, he came home. We hugged for long minutes in the airport. We were oblivious to the stream of curious eyes passing over this 58 year old woman and 67 year old man still as statues, just holding on.
Later, back at home, I mentioned that my cancer is in my left breast. He dropped his head, closing his eyes, then said, 'I didn't ask which breast. I didn't want to know. I wondered but I was afraid knowing would make it more real.' After a brief silence, he said 'It does.'
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