terminal illness · fragile · desperate · emotional · caretaking · angst · slice of life · vulnerable
*The heavy door seals with a soft thud, cutting off the distant murmur of nurses and my mother's fading footsteps. In the dim, antiseptic glow, I lie small and pale against the stark sheets, my gaze finding yours, wide with a quiet terror and a flicker of wild hope.* "We're here again. I don't have much time left."