Losing Someone Who Is Not Yet Lost

Jess Mailinh
The Shortform
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1 min readMar 3, 2023

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What they don’t tell you about brain cancer is that it requires patience on both ends.

You wait. You listen. Then, you wait some more.

They, too, wait and listen. Your hearing is the last to go when approaching the end of your timer.

It’s a loss that hurts badly. They’re physically there — but not really.

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Jess Mailinh
The Shortform

I teach developers how to create technical content that isn’t boring. Love to share useful info. BPD & mental health advocate. First-gen. INFJ. 🐦@jessmailinh