Love and Loss

Good writing, it seems, runs in the family. Here, Nora Ephron's son Jacob Bernstein looks back on his mother's final days and speculates about the similarities between her story and that of journalist Mike McAlary, the subject of her last play (with thanks to my friend Mayree for finding this) (CAUTION: this is poignant and may be difficult for more sensitive souls): http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/magazine/nora-ephrons-final-act.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&smid=fb-share