I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

just holding on until the feeling passed.

I won’t tell you it was easy.

But here is the thing about surviving something hard: it rarely happens in the dramatic moments.

Some days, it looks like two sick girls, an empty medicine cabinet, and a pharmacy closing in eight minutes.

Other days, it is a school concert where every parent seems to have someone continue reading …