“Tom, do you think I stayed away because I blame you?” my mother-in-law, Joan, asked, standing at my door with a trembling white envelope. Three months earlier, my wife, Mary, had died giving birth to our twin daughters. When doctors warned they might not save all three of them, I followed Mary’s wishes and said, “Save the babies.” Since then, I had lived with the guilt, believing I might somehow have failed her….. Continue Reading 🔽
