To: To my father, after the funeral
REACH Model (Worthington)
January 23, 2026
I read Worthington's REACH steps the week after you died. R is Recall. I recalled. E is Empathize — you were nineteen with a baby and a war. I tried. A is the gift I never got to give you in person. So I'm leaving it here. I forgive the silences, Dad. I forgive both of us.