I remember watching a terminally ill patient in ER writing letters to his children to open when they reached milestones or after his death. Knowing my father h

I remember watching a terminally ill patient in ER writing letters to his children to open when they reached milestones or after his death. Knowing my father had done the same for me and that connection was brutal, like it floored me. I'd not skip that episode or something like it for having emotional punch though, even knowing I'm probably still just as likely to react strongly.