Not all wounds are visible. Not every goodbye is final.Donnie Russo was never the worst man—but he never quite became the man he wanted to be.Raised in the fading shadows of Coaldale, Pennsylvania—a dying coal town heavy with history and regret—Donnie learned early how to swallow pain and smile through scars. He built a life anyway: a stable job, a beautiful wife, and, finally, the daughter they dreamed of. But dreams don't come easy for the broken. When Becky is born premature and diagnosed with autism, the fragile balance Donnie clings to begins to unravel. And just like his own father, he does the unthinkable.He leaves.Years pass. Shame becomes routine. Addiction takes hold. And Donnie watches his daughter grow up from a distance, a stranger in the life he abandoned—until a terminal cancer diagnosis forces him to confront the wreckage he left behind.Now, with time running out, Donnie gets one final chance to repair what's been shattered: his relationship with Mandy, the woman he once called home, and Becky, the quiet girl who stopped speaking when he walked away.Still Here is a heart-wrenching story of regret, redemption, and the long, fragile road toward forgiveness. A novel for anyone who's ever wanted to go back and make it right—even if they can't.