Kelsey

At the end of their stay, I could tell that she was holding back from saying something, but she just said, OK, good luck. And that was it. So there was sort of this like mystery about this odd dynamic we had walked away from it. And that made me nervous. I distinctly remember being in the U-Haul and Morgan being asleep next to me and thinking, we're about to move to a new state.

At the end of their stay, I could tell that she was holding back from saying something, but she just said, OK, good luck. And that was it. So there was sort of this like mystery about this odd dynamic we had walked away from it. And that made me nervous. I distinctly remember being in the U-Haul and Morgan being asleep next to me and thinking, we're about to move to a new state.

At the end of their stay, I could tell that she was holding back from saying something, but she just said, OK, good luck. And that was it. So there was sort of this like mystery about this odd dynamic we had walked away from it. And that made me nervous. I distinctly remember being in the U-Haul and Morgan being asleep next to me and thinking, we're about to move to a new state.

I don't know anyone in. She doesn't know anyone in. We have no friends or family. And the one really close family connection that she has, she sort of just had a rupture with. It was really the first time I thought like, oh, this is really just us now.

I don't know anyone in. She doesn't know anyone in. We have no friends or family. And the one really close family connection that she has, she sort of just had a rupture with. It was really the first time I thought like, oh, this is really just us now.

I don't know anyone in. She doesn't know anyone in. We have no friends or family. And the one really close family connection that she has, she sort of just had a rupture with. It was really the first time I thought like, oh, this is really just us now.

And the reality of affording grad school, working full time, going to school full time, paying for both of our lives and also paying for cancer treatments, medicines, was really a tremendous burden.

And the reality of affording grad school, working full time, going to school full time, paying for both of our lives and also paying for cancer treatments, medicines, was really a tremendous burden.

And the reality of affording grad school, working full time, going to school full time, paying for both of our lives and also paying for cancer treatments, medicines, was really a tremendous burden.

I would say like 25% of every paycheck was going to Morgan. And so after a couple months of being on the East Coast, it was like thousands and thousands of dollars we were pouring into anything related to her health.

I would say like 25% of every paycheck was going to Morgan. And so after a couple months of being on the East Coast, it was like thousands and thousands of dollars we were pouring into anything related to her health.

I would say like 25% of every paycheck was going to Morgan. And so after a couple months of being on the East Coast, it was like thousands and thousands of dollars we were pouring into anything related to her health.

I remember specifically Googling what it actually costs if someone dies. She wanted to be cremated, and I just remember looking at this $1,500 price tag, thinking, I'm never going to get what I need to cremate her.

I remember specifically Googling what it actually costs if someone dies. She wanted to be cremated, and I just remember looking at this $1,500 price tag, thinking, I'm never going to get what I need to cremate her.

I remember specifically Googling what it actually costs if someone dies. She wanted to be cremated, and I just remember looking at this $1,500 price tag, thinking, I'm never going to get what I need to cremate her.

Because she didn't want to talk about death. It was just like every tiny little thing was overwhelmingly my responsibility.

Because she didn't want to talk about death. It was just like every tiny little thing was overwhelmingly my responsibility.

Because she didn't want to talk about death. It was just like every tiny little thing was overwhelmingly my responsibility.

I wasn't even sure how to broach the topic of like, can we go together to your doctor to get an update on what we can look at? Can we reassess your medications?

I wasn't even sure how to broach the topic of like, can we go together to your doctor to get an update on what we can look at? Can we reassess your medications?