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There are people who find it hard to open up, that rings true. So does the difference of opinion and change of mind regarding the movie.

At first it seems like things will never be all right again. Then there's a period when some days are not bad and others are horrible again. Don't be afraid to ask for support.

My mother died four years ago. She didn't take her own life but I know it takes time to get back on an even keel. Things are never the same again, but that first surge of grief and bewilderment won't last. You can't put a timetable on recovery, it takes different people in different ways.

I hope things work out for you BAMBI. Treatments for cancer have advanced over the last few decades and more people come through it than before. I hope it won't go that far but if it does remember that.

You have a vivid imagination to think of this concept.

This is very good evocation of an only too plausible situation. I felt for your characters both before and after the bombshell of Dad catching the virus.

Most people are a mix of faults and virtues. Most people have been right about some things and wrong about others. Unfortunately we are taught that everyone is pure good or pure evil, and that's got worse over the last few years. If taken too far, it leads to people being expected to be better than anyone on this planet ever has been or ever could be. You may not be right all the time, but you could still be right about things that matter.

You start out subtle and end it shockingly. This is a very good piece with convincing detail delivered with economy.

I enjoyed this story, its plausible, timely and full of vivid descriptions.