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Emotional Support, Family, and Finding Perspective
At 20:16 · chapter starts 19:00
When the Reddit rabbit hole and the dark thoughts got too heavy, Hannah drove to her mom's. Her mom's response to seeing Hannah's face was immediate: 'Maybe don't smile.' That's when Hannah's mom tricked her into running a 5K — partly to get her out of her own head, partly so she could watch her do the national anthem. Hannah showed up in Coco Gauff tennis shoes holding two Arizona Iced Teas and a banana, looking miserable, and the internet focused entirely on the footwear. She hasn't cried once during the whole ordeal, she tells Paige — she processes through self-directed anger rather than sadness. But when she steps back, the picture is still okay: no cancer, Butter the cat is fine, she's tan, and her speech is improving when she enunciates slowly. Paige helped by role-playing with her the night before — refusing to look at Hannah while she delivered a monologue, to confirm she still sounded great.
