My 17-Year-Old Son Shaved His Head for His Sick Girlfriend – The Next Day, Her Mother Said, ‘You Need to Come to the Hospital and See What Your Son Did’

never pulled away.

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Aaron visited his girlfriend every day he could, brought her favorite snacks, helped her with schoolwork, watched bad movies with her, and spent countless hours by her side until she fell asleep.

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“You’re going again today?” I asked, although I already knew.

“She’s having a rough week,” my son said, zipping the bag. “I told her I’d be there by four.”

I nodded and reached for my coffee.

“Tell Diane I said hi. I texted her yesterday, and she barely wrote back,” I told my son.

Aaron paused, just for a second.

“I know, baby.”

But I’d noticed.

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My best friend’s replies had been shrinking for weeks. A thumbs-up where there used to be a paragraph. A “k” where there used to be a phone call. I told myself it was