But I didn’t know how to tell you that I disagreed. I was angry at Dr. Guichet, too, but I was more disturbed by whatever thought process had led Yush to pursue a cosmetic procedure that could cause permanent nerve damage, chronic pain, and even death. Yush had added risk on top of risk by pursuing the surgery in isolation in a foreign country, where he didn’t speak the language or have any support. This was not a symptom of Yush’s forgetfulness or eccentricity. It was a planned, major, deliberate life choice, reflective of deep longing.
