My 10-year-old daughter always rushed to the bathroom as soon as she came home from school. When I asked, “Why do you always take a bath right away?” she smiled and said, “I just like to be clean.” However, one day while cleaning the drain, I found something. The moment I saw it, my whole body started trembling, and I immediately…

if I was ready for this moment, but also knowing that it had to happen. The healing, the acceptance, the letting go. It was all part of moving forward.

“I think you are too,” I replied softly, my heart swelling with pride.

Lily had come so far. She had fought through the darkness, and now, for the first time in what felt like forever, she was ready to continue reading …