““The constant, continual pain was relentless, and it tore you down over time, little by little. It didn’t matter how strong you were, or how much you’d been through many years before, it just came back again and again. Whenever you took pain meds and were able to get a break and step out of the fire for a short period of time, Jamie always knew that the pain was patient, it was crafty, and it was waiting, always waiting for its chance to get back in and have its way with her body.””