Man! you made me emotional! These lines made my hair get straight!-

"Thank you for not letting us know about your everlasting back pain so that you didn’t have to go to the doctor. Does it still hurt? I guess so, because the only time I know you went to the hospital was when I was admitted for typhoid."

many of us realize this only after having kids, usually late!

you seem to have a pretty good grasp on expressing emotions.. keep it up.