Kelly Walsh did not seem like the kind of person who would be the target of murder. And not just because she was a struggling single mother who worked hard to provide for her son and herself while seeming to otherwise keep to herself.

We all know people have more depth than what we can glimpse from the surface.

But Kelly Walsh was already dying.

Weeks before her murder, Kelly had already been preparing her son for a life without her, clarifying her last wishes with her brother and sister-in-law, getting her affairs in order, and ensuring that her son would be well taken care of when she was no longer there.

Kelly had been diagnosed with cancer, and it was at such an advanced stage there was no longer any hope that she would ever be in remission. At most, Kelly had three months left to live. Not a lot of time when you’re staring down years, but an eternity when it’s all you have left.

And Kelly planned to spend every second she could with the people she loved. And when life took her to the town of Miracle Springs, she even hoped she’d be able to cross some regrets off her list, and make amends with a woman she’d hurt.

But things didn’t go as Kelly planned, and her son was robbed of his mother early.

Today episode is based on the book, Paper Cuts by Ellery Adams.

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