54 The surprise at the end of life: How friends became family

When his wife, Precious, asked from her hospital bed, “Liam, was it worth it?”, she was asking whether a lifetime invested in people had truly mattered. In this deeply personal companion to The Family We Need, Dr. Liam reflects on the extraordinary friends who became family, and the surprising wealth revealed when a life of hospitality, storykeeping, and faithful friendship reaches its final chapter.