What Would Don Draper Do?

53. Dear Don Draper, I can't believe you'd consider taking a drug for your health.

Consider is the operative word. I haven’t committed to anything. In some sick way, feeling my body age and struggle makes me feel - however briefly - like I belong in this skin, like I am who I say I am. If I bear the weight of Don Draper - if my joints ache and I begin to tire, if my children love Don Draper and I love them back - I am closer to being Don Draper. The face in the mirror and the name I’ve claimed almost become one. But no matter how many times I answer or accept responsibiliy, just almost. I’d give anything to bridge almost - to fill myself out completely, leaving no empty spaces, not even the fingertips.