of the family only grew stronger.
When the family learned that his uncle had become seriously ill, very few people made an effort to visit. Although their relationship had never been close, the young man’s mother encouraged him to go to the hospital anyway.
Reluctantly, he agreed.
Expecting another uncomfortableencounter, he instead found a frail man who barely resembled the intimidating figure from his childhood. His uncle sat quietly in his hospital bed, holding an old photograph in trembling hands. Speaking seemed difficult, and the conversation never flowed naturally, but the nephew stayed for a while simply because he felt
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