“I had a religious experience somewhere around Exit 9," I tell Jeff later that night. "I was looking up at the stars, and I thought, whatever happens, it's okay. You're part of the universe. You're connected to it forever." "Yeah, well," he says, "That's nice that you want to be a star somewhere in the Milky Way. But I just spent five hours in the car with those kids, and there's no way you're leaving me alone with them. You're not going into the light. You're not leaving to become a moonbeam. Forget it. I won't let you. Fuck off." It's the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me.” LoveHumorTouching Book:Series of Catastrophes and Miracles, A: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer Source: Series of Catastrophes and Miracles, A: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer
“She will later tell me she remembers nothing after she entered the bathroom. And later, when she has her last day of chemo, I'll call her to see how she's feeling. "I'm angry," she'll say. "I'm angry and I'm scared and I'm mad at myself for not just being happy and grateful." The truth is that you can be angry and scared and happy and grateful and tired and fed up at the same time. I guess that's the gift of cancer.” EmotionsCancer Book:Series of Catastrophes and Miracles, A: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer Source: Series of Catastrophes and Miracles, A: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer