fragile innocence - james reston, jr. (2006)

historian reston describes his daughter's life from babyhood to debilitating seizures to profound disability, to end-stage renal failure and eventual transplant, and how her life inspires a selfless love that parents of normal children are not called to learn.

i am reminded to be less brusque, less impatient... there is a human being holding the s/s together.

i am humbled that love is so unreserved, so inclusive.

i am amazed that there is no attempt to justify hillary's worth; she is loved not in spite of, but with, and because.

and reston tells his tale well. much better than ST journalists.

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