“People can break you,” I said. “Through pain. But also … also … through love. The feelings so strong, the loss so great …” I faltered, never the good ad-libber. But I kept going. “I was broken two years ago. And Tim … he showed me grace and dignity and kindness when I had none, wasn’t able to see it, kind of gave up. Tim saved my life because he showed me how to live.”
