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Can love survive ingratitude? I dedicated my days to supporting my husband in the face of illness, only to be brutally rejected by his family after he left. This moving story reveals the fragility of ties in the face of heritage.
A year after we met, we joined our lives. I was determined to get through every ordeal by his side, including the toughest battle: his cancer.
Twenty-four months of treatment, exhaustion… and of a deep tenderness
When the doctors diagnosed René with advanced pancreatic cancer, I gave up everything for him. I became her unconditional support, her dedicated nurse, her safe haven. Her children, Maya and Jordan, made only brief appearances, keeping their distance. Too busy with their lives, too uncomfortable with the seriousness of the situation. I stayed. Until his last moment.
What I didn’t imagine was what awaited me after he left.
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