Chapter 10Then and Now: Annie
Koa, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t relieved. You’re easy on the eyes and damn good company, but mostly I’m relieved to have a professional on hand. Even though you’re not hired help (and you better not act like you are, either). My boy’s been fretting.
Loren has been the best son (to me and to Gwen) we could have ever wanted, but there are some things I don’t think you should ask a child to do, and watching a parent slowly die is high on the list. People can say what they want about old-fashioned family values, but if there’s some other way, why would you expect a child to put every other damn thing on hold for as long as it takes? Why ask somebody who’s not a nurse to act like one? Nonsense, that’s what it is. I wouldn’t have asked him to write my will, e
