(2002)
"Hey, how are you?"
"I'm alive."
"I just wanted to check in..."
"Thank you."
"Do you need anything?"
"I need a lot of things."
"Well...do you want me to come over?"
"No, that's okay."
"Are you sure?"
"Probably."
"Isn't there anything I can bring you?"
"Probably."
"So tell me..."
"I can't."
"Why can't you? I'm your friend."
"I can tell you, I just don't think you should come over."
"Are you sure?"
"Probably."
"Well...what is it?"
"I don't want anyone to see me like this."
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Please Talk about Me When I'm Gone
Non-FictionQuestion: How do you get over it? Answer: You don't. You don't want to. It makes you who you are. Sean Murphy lost his mother days after her fifty-ninth birthday, following a five-year battle with cancer. In this eloquent memoir, he explores his f...