“But if I had gone, I’d have missed out on those last months with Abuela, which are the hardest yet most rewarding memories I have of her. If I’d gone, I wouldn’t have been able to build the relationship I now have with Abuelo. I wouldn’t have been here when Saint lost his wife and brought Rosie home because he needed our help. I wouldn’t have been here to get to know your grandfather in a deeper way. I wouldn’t have reconnected with you. There are so many moments that I treasure that I would never have experienced. I choose to focus on that. On what is here and real. Not what might have
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