“Crying, semi-hysterically, Mom made a number of points:
•Your friend is dying
•It’s just so hard to watch a child die
•And it’s much harder to watch a friend’s daughter die
•But the hardest is watching your son watching his friend die
•You have to make your own decisions now
•It’s so hard for me to let you make your own decisions
•But I have to let you make your own decisions
•I am so proud of you
•Your friend is dying, and you have been so strong.”