Passing Rain: a memoir

As a parent, I never thought I’d:Witness a hair cutting party for my oldest daughter, who wanted a wig made of her own hair for when the chemo rendered her baldShop online for sperm with that same daughter, because she’d already picked names for her four childrenPlan a “Viking funeral” for my sweet Jessie, or Rain, as she was known by many of her friendsMaybe I should have included a spoiler alert, but this isn’t a story where I keep you in suspense about whether Rain won her battle or not. It’s