Sarah Wildman

In the fall of 2022, she'd already had two brain surgeries, and she won a lead in Twelfth Night. And I have videos of her practicing for the part. But by late fall, she felt too tired to go to rehearsal. And it's these indignities as well, to not get these small pieces of joy that are really easy to take for granted, and to not be able to give her that. I wanted to give her everything.

In the fall of 2022, she'd already had two brain surgeries, and she won a lead in Twelfth Night. And I have videos of her practicing for the part. But by late fall, she felt too tired to go to rehearsal. And it's these indignities as well, to not get these small pieces of joy that are really easy to take for granted, and to not be able to give her that. I wanted to give her everything.

I wanted to buy her time.

I wanted to buy her time.

I wanted to buy her time.

So I'm going to back up to before hospice on that one. When Orly first presented with a brain tumor in June of 2022, it was after a week of vomiting and terrible headaches. And her oncologist pulled me into the room and was really upset and said, it's her brain. We had just gotten a scan. And then she led me back to Orly's room and she walked away.

So I'm going to back up to before hospice on that one. When Orly first presented with a brain tumor in June of 2022, it was after a week of vomiting and terrible headaches. And her oncologist pulled me into the room and was really upset and said, it's her brain. We had just gotten a scan. And then she led me back to Orly's room and she walked away.

So I'm going to back up to before hospice on that one. When Orly first presented with a brain tumor in June of 2022, it was after a week of vomiting and terrible headaches. And her oncologist pulled me into the room and was really upset and said, it's her brain. We had just gotten a scan. And then she led me back to Orly's room and she walked away.

And I said, aren't you going to come and tell me with her? And the doctor came in with me and said, Orly, it's your brain. And Orly said, so I'm going to die. And the doctor said, you're so mature. And I was shaking. I would have these sort of physiological responses to really extreme moments where even if I was extremely calm, and I was always really calm for her sake.

And I said, aren't you going to come and tell me with her? And the doctor came in with me and said, Orly, it's your brain. And Orly said, so I'm going to die. And the doctor said, you're so mature. And I was shaking. I would have these sort of physiological responses to really extreme moments where even if I was extremely calm, and I was always really calm for her sake.

And I said, aren't you going to come and tell me with her? And the doctor came in with me and said, Orly, it's your brain. And Orly said, so I'm going to die. And the doctor said, you're so mature. And I was shaking. I would have these sort of physiological responses to really extreme moments where even if I was extremely calm, and I was always really calm for her sake.

And in fact, very early on, she had asked me not to cry in front of her. And so I really didn't for a very long time. But sometimes I couldn't control shaking. And she was upset with me later that I didn't contradict her, that I didn't say, no, that's not true. We're going to be okay. I really didn't know in that moment what to do.

And in fact, very early on, she had asked me not to cry in front of her. And so I really didn't for a very long time. But sometimes I couldn't control shaking. And she was upset with me later that I didn't contradict her, that I didn't say, no, that's not true. We're going to be okay. I really didn't know in that moment what to do.

And in fact, very early on, she had asked me not to cry in front of her. And so I really didn't for a very long time. But sometimes I couldn't control shaking. And she was upset with me later that I didn't contradict her, that I didn't say, no, that's not true. We're going to be okay. I really didn't know in that moment what to do.

And to your question on hospice, hospice was introduced to us not as she's dying and she's going on hospice. It was introduced because later that fall, after she'd actually bounced back, I mean, she had, after that brain surgery, after that first brain tumor, two weeks later, she was on a surfboard. She read 15 books. She joined a pottery class. She traveled. She got a few weeks. Of life.

And to your question on hospice, hospice was introduced to us not as she's dying and she's going on hospice. It was introduced because later that fall, after she'd actually bounced back, I mean, she had, after that brain surgery, after that first brain tumor, two weeks later, she was on a surfboard. She read 15 books. She joined a pottery class. She traveled. She got a few weeks. Of life.

And to your question on hospice, hospice was introduced to us not as she's dying and she's going on hospice. It was introduced because later that fall, after she'd actually bounced back, I mean, she had, after that brain surgery, after that first brain tumor, two weeks later, she was on a surfboard. She read 15 books. She joined a pottery class. She traveled. She got a few weeks. Of life.

But that fall, she was in terrible pain. And in the hospital, they said to me, hospitals and pediatrics is different for adults. In adults, you give up options of curative care. But for children, since Obamacare, you can have concurrent care. You can continue curative treatments. You can enter into drug trials. You won't be giving anything up. You will just get some extra assistance at home.

But that fall, she was in terrible pain. And in the hospital, they said to me, hospitals and pediatrics is different for adults. In adults, you give up options of curative care. But for children, since Obamacare, you can have concurrent care. You can continue curative treatments. You can enter into drug trials. You won't be giving anything up. You will just get some extra assistance at home.

But that fall, she was in terrible pain. And in the hospital, they said to me, hospitals and pediatrics is different for adults. In adults, you give up options of curative care. But for children, since Obamacare, you can have concurrent care. You can continue curative treatments. You can enter into drug trials. You won't be giving anything up. You will just get some extra assistance at home.