“Just then there was a knock as Kate was about to pounce on him but the good nurse saved Dad. She covered herself and opened the door and as soon as the nurse entered Kate left with a huff and I came out from my hiding.”

“After the nurse left, my dad started crying and I held his hand. He was repeatedly asking me to forgive him for his mistakes and I knew he was genuinely sorry. I told him I had forgiven him and told him to get well soon so that we would live happily as a family. But the next day he became restless and had a...