On after the diagnosis, what we hold back from each other
By The Oracle Lover ·
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In short
- This letter is for the partner who is tired of pretending that loving someone through long illness is anything other than what it is.
- We write to the chair across the bed and to the body in it, with practical small rituals, honest words, and the books and tools we keep returning to.
- In our experience, the truth about what we hold back after the diagnosis is simpler and harder than anyone tells you.
- Sit down with us.
This letter is for the partner who is tired of pretending that loving someone through long illness is anything other than what it is. We write to the chair across the bed and to the body in it, with practical small rituals, honest words, and the books and tools we keep returning to. In our experience, the truth about what we hold back after the diagnosis is simpler and harder than anyone tells you
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