Chapters 25 through 28 Summary and Analysis

Chapter 25

Still January 2005

Kelly was concerned because George had not had treatment and it was six weeks since his diagnosis. Kelly called her parents and pleaded with them to get the treatment started. Kelly did an art project with her daughters because she knew she hadn't been giving them enough attention. With her own problems and George's cancer, Kelly was losing patience with her daughters. She had a battle with Georgia who refused to get dressed for a play date they had planned. Claire was getting in the habit of hitting her sister and being sent to her room quite often. But Kelly patched everything up. She wanted her daughters to remember their mother as nice and fun, not as a shrew.

Chapter 26

Kelly's first professional job was with the United Way. She called Edward with the news that...