Mommy Commentary

Alex Pretti’s Death Hit Closer to Home

Some stories stop you mid-scroll. Not because they’re shocking in the sensational sense, but because they feel personal in a way you didn’t expect. The story of Alex Pretti did that for me. When I first read about him—a nurse, a caregiver, a man who spent his days tending to others—I felt that familiar tightening in my chest. And then it clicked why—my late father was cared for by nurses at