Tag: damaged, healing, ill, illness, sick, sickness, survive, survivor

Don’t say that,” he said harshly. Rowan studied Lily for a long time. “Do you know what it means to be a survivor? It means that not only do you have to live through things, you have to live with them as well. The second part is much harder and sometimes it takes the rest of your life to learn how to do it. But at least you have the rest of your life, Lily. And that’s what’s important to me.””Oh, I’m alive,” she said ruefully, “Even if I am damaged.””You’ll heal,” Rowan replied confidently.