An older friend of the family, M, was suffering from the ravages of ovarian cancer (currently in remission, thankfully) when another lady (who had gone through a health crisis of her own) told her, "Let people love you. Don't fight them." M proclaimed this to be one of the most important pieces of advice she had ever received. While these words resonated with something inside of me when she told them to me so many months ago, I certainly have not followed them. I'm not sure I know how. For future crises, I hope I learn.