At 80, my belly had grown so much that doctors were left shocked

    What?
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    That we could have lost you without knowing that you were sick.
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    I’ve lowered my eyes.
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    I didn’t want to worry you.
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    I know. But next time you tell us.
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    I nodded.
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    After a while, I also told him about his last visit to the medical office with Robert. I haven’t hidden anything.
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    The kids were surprised, but no one judged me.
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    That night, after they all left, I stayed in the living room, looking at my husband’s photo.
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    For twelve years I had kept that secret as a duty to him.
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    Now I understood that I had no reason to be ashamed.
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    Robert had been a man I loved, but he had also had desires that I did not share. I could remember him fondly without hiding the difficult things in our marriage.
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    I put the photo back on the shelf and went to prepare my tea.
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    Before I went to bed, Daniel called.
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