The Message From My Son That Forced An Impossible Choice – The Archivist

Internists. They ran blood tests, MRIs, CT scans. Everything came back normal or close to normal.

“Stress,” they said. “Anxiety. Perhaps early signs of aging. Have you considered reducing your workload?”

I started missing work. Days at first, then weeks. Marcus stepped in seamlessly, running meetings I was too exhausted to attend, making decisions I continue reading …