“As you can probably imagine, I was relieved. I wanted to save my father’s life, but the more I looked into the procedure, the more scared I got . . . And after his death, I realized that something inside me was broken beyond repair. So I cut off all contact with my family and left town. I wanted to get as far away as possible . . . I have no intention of ever seeing them again. This is the last time I talk about my family.”