A year ago today on July 3, 2020, Tom Riley — friend, father, husband, brother, son, cousin — was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. And on June 5, 2021, Tom Riley — guitarist, writer, poet, podcaster, cancer advocate, observer of humanity, orator, beloved — passed away. He was 54.
Why is it so hard to sit in the middle place? And what happens when it goes away and we find ourselves longing for it?
Memory can be complicated, especially when you have a terminal diagnosis. Tom revisits the day of his diagnosis, only this time from the viewpoint of his 26-year-old daughter.
