More than anything, I wish I could hug her. So this is an ode to her, the girl who had no choice but to be resilient. I carry her pain with me wherever I go, but I also carry her infectious laughter, her passion for creating, and the way she looked at the world with such softness, never daring to believe that cruelty was out there. I am not stronger due to what I’ve been through, I am strong despite it.