Chapter 8 - The Man Who Learned Too LateFrank spent the next two years rebuilding his life.
He went to therapy.
He sold his company.
He started volunteering at a dialysis center.
He never remarried.
One afternoon, a nurse asked him why.
He smiled.
“I had the best woman in the world.”
“What happened?”
“I didn't know what I had.”
The nurse didn't ask more.
Frank eventually became involved in kidney patient support programs.
He spoke to donors.
He told them:
“Never take the person who saves you for granted.”
Sometimes, people recognized his name.
Sometimes they asked about Charlotte.
He always said the same thing.
“She saved my life.”
Then he would pause.
“I hope she finally gets to enjoy hers.”
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He never asked to see her.
That was his final act of respect.
