Braver Than You Think
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Of course I have to thank Jason, who knew the best way to love me was to let me go. He’s my biggest cheerleader and the reason I came home again.
And Everest. My light, my life, the very best thing I’ve ever made with an egg. Someday you’ll be old enough to read this, and I want you to know you’re the reason I don’t get much sleep. But you’re also the reason I don’t want to blink and risk missing a moment. I am thrilled I get to share this world with you.
This book is also for anyone who is a caregiver, who is a witness to a loved one’s illness, or who is grieving. Though I can’t take away your pain, I can sit with you in it. I wrote this book so you’d know you are not alone. The earth is big and kind and ready to embrace you.
© Lance Gerber
MAGGIE DOWNS is an award-winning writer based in Palm Springs, California. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Palm Springs Life, and McSweeney’s and has been anthologized in The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology: True Stories from the World’s Best Writers and Best Women’s Travel Writing. Braver Than You Think is her first book. Find out more at maggiedowns.com.