Three days after being at the party that our friend Alice had at her house, Mark, my daughter and I were having breakfast in the kitchen, when suddenly we heard the ringtone on Mark's cell phone, I stayed looking at my husband, while he picked up the phone. his phone to answer the call, leaving the kitchen

When he returned after a few minutes, I could tell how serious he was without taking his eyes off me,

" It was Roberto, this afternoon you have to go in, the operation is first thing tomorrow morning " he told me.

I got up from the chair where I was sitting, having...