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The Death of Tim Laughlin and the Birth of a Hero

(time for some rambling)

Fellow Travelers is an incredibly, brilliantly written show that manages to dive with depth and beauty into its subject, while never shying away from the ugliness of its historical truth and context. Amongst the various narrative choices they made, one of my favourite ones is the fact that we never see Tim Laughlin die.

We see him struggle with his physical health, we see him disconcerted, angry and very aware of his mortality, but we never see him actually die. In fact, the last images of his character show him fighting alongside his friends, his community, with more fervor than his physical state probably allows.

There is something heroic about the closing of his arc. We see Tim almost giving up, falling lower than we have ever seen him before, and then he rises again. He refuses to sign the do not resuscitate order (note: he wouldn't have been less heroic if he had signed it), openly states he wants to fight and come back to life, and he does. He fights for what he believes in and for what he wants, even if the latter means lovingly asking Hawk to go back home and let him go. He blows into a whistle with all of his strength even if it means finding himself breathless for a fleeting moment. He stands even if he can't walk without his cane.

His determination being the last thing we see of him gives even more power to the image of his quilt, an indelible mark of his impact on those who knew him and by extension the audience who spent eight episodes adoring him. His quilt, made of his clothes and a line that defined his life, adds his name to the pantheon of heroes who had to die to make the cause move on, to be seen, for help to be considered.

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I don’t know how to put this pain into words. Just a short time ago, we rushed my mother to the hospital after her blood pressure suddenly rose to a dangerous level. We were terrified, but we kept telling ourselves that everything would be okay. Then the test results came back and shattered every hope we had. The doctors found a blocked heart artery and told us she urgently needs a cardiac catheterization. Since that moment, our lives have been filled with fear, sleepless nights, and the constant worry that we might lose her before we can save her.😔💔

The catheterization, medications, and hospital expenses cost $1,200. To many people, this may seem like a number. To us, it is the difference between hope and heartbreak. Every moment without treatment fills us with more fear. I don’t want this story to become another story of loss because we couldn’t gather the money in time.💔

I am not asking for comfort I am asking for the chance to save my mother’s life. Please don’t assume someone else will help. If everyone who reads this gives even $5 or $10, we could reach our goal much faster. Small donations, when they come together, can save a life.🙏

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