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MY PARENTS WALKED AWAY FROM ME AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN I WAS 13 — MY MOTHER WENT PALE WHEN THE DEAN CALLED MY NAME

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mouth. My father kept staring at his lap, unwilling to look up. Around them, people began whispering and casting glances in their direction.

“But I wasn’t alone for long because a pediatric oncology nurse named Rachel Torres”—I paused and looked directly at Rachel, who was openly sobbing now—”saw a scared child who needed a family. And she didn’t just continue reading …

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