“Stress is a fickle glue. Our concern over Zach should have cemented us to each other. Instead, we drew our agony around ourselves like a force field. Inadequate protection at best. Distance-maker at worst. It was as if letting ourselves be vulnerable with each other would have made us brittle. We couldn't afford to crumble.” FearLossGriefMarriageStressIllness Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is