The Heartfelt Reunion That Revealed a Hidden Past

Seventeen years ago, my friends and I shaved our heads to support our classmate during chemotherapy. A few days ago, he invited us to his 30th birthday. When we arrived, there were only four of us, and the reason he’d brought us together left us in tears.

We were just 13 when our classmate Simon was diagnosed with cancer.

Before he got sick, Simon was the kind of boy who could turn an ordinary afternoon into an adventure. He loved baseball, hated math, and always carried extra snacks because he knew somebody would forget their lunch.