Heartbreaking story, beautifully told

PROUDFOOT

Slipping Away
BY SHANNON PROUDFOOT 
Robin Giles felt like she was missing a joke. It was Christmas morning in 2012, and she and her husband, Joël, were going through familiar traditions in their apartment in London, Ont. Later they’d go out to visit friends and family, but for now, it was just the two of them and their cats.
They opened their stockings first, and Robin was becoming more puzzled with each object she pulled out: They were utterly random... She kept thinking there was a punchline or a theme she wasn’t seeing. More...