The Perfect Wife Walked Away
But I had never done it with a tumor the size of a fist growing inside me, stealing my oxygen and my strength.
"Toby," I said softly, brushing a lock of hair off his forehead. His skin was clammy. "I'm going to give you some medicine now, okay? It might pinch a little."
He didn't respond. His breathing was shallow, rattling slightly in his chest. His hands, those poor, twisted claws, rested on the blanket. They were trembling, the constant, rhythmic spasm of upper motor neuron decay. It was the sight of his nervous system screaming.
I carefully slid the needle into the vein. I watched the plunger, pushing the clear liquid into his body. Drop by drop.
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