jueves, 21 de marzo de 2019

We all mourn numbers


3,057, the number people mourn
3,057, the “official” number of deaths
4, the category of the hurricane that changed our lives
20th, the day in September
4 days that we spent inside, without leaving the house
3, stage cancer my dad was diagnosed
296 days since my dad passed
5, the number of weeks his treatment got delayed
4, the number of weeks the hospital didn’t have electricity
7 doctors saw him since the diagnosis
1,000, the number of times I’ve played different scenarios in my head
1, the number of chemos he received before the hurricane
4, the number of children who adored him
63 years he was on this earth
11 hours on a line to get gas to be able to drive him to the hospital
0, the number of doctors who talked to us after he died
38 years he was married to my mom
27 years he lived on this island
6 people carried his casket
0, the number of times he told me I couldn’t do something because I was a girl
13 therapy sessions since his death
29th, the day he died
3,057 a number everyone mourns
3057+1, the number I mourn
Unknown, the number that was

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