She had just given birth, but she kept saying her back hurt. Her husband told her she was just acting cute. But when he happened to watch the camera, his world colla:psed…

laugh or plan or dream. Now, Hannah moved slowly, carefully, as if afraid that any sudden movement might set her body into a new, even worse kind of agony. Every step she took seemed to echo with unspoken words she wasn’t sure she could say.

That evening, after the baby had settled into sleep, Ethan found himself alone in the living room, staring at continue reading …