My Son’s Final Wish Was to Meet the Firefighters He Adored — When We Arrived, the Captain Pulled Me Aside and Said, “Ma’am, There’s Something I Have to Tell You”

badly that I had to hold the phone with both hands.

“Please don’t make me wait. Just tell me.”

There was a short silence.

Then he said, “Colby’s scans look very good.”

I closed my eyes.

“What does very good mean?”

“No evidence of active disease.”

I stopped breathing.

Dr. Harrow continued speaking, but I barely heard him.

“We’ll continue monitoring him closely,continue reading …