You hear about other couples, and never think it could happen to you. I did what I did best, and comforted her while she bravely got it out. “Darling one, it has spread. I am so sorry, I have been dreading this moment.”
“Shall I take you home?”
“No, I want to be here with you, have a few drinks, and if they still make steak sandwiches, have one of those, just like we did on our first date.” She had been so courageous; her eyes shone, there was the beginning of a smile, and she looked lovelier than ever. I can recall it exactly, and in that moment, I put a cocoon around my own feelings. Alkina was devastated, and the boys went into an emotional meltdown.
Her oncologist spoke of the efficacy of chemotherapy, but Peg had already made up her mind to have none of it. Not all that many years
