Soap Opera Digest made the cancer story its editor's choice; Di Lauro praised Khalil for her performance during the death of Lily's best friend Colleen Carlton (Tammin Sursok), calling Lily and Colleen's final scenes "a bona-fide tearjerker" and "one of the most touching scenes to air" during Colleen's death: "Lily could have easily fallen apart and chastised Colleen for leaving her during her house of need. Instead, she held her head high and gave Colleen a proper sendoff... It was as if Lily was gathering strength from Colleen, even as Colleen let go."
Soap Opera Digest chose the cancer story as its editor's pick; Di Lauro praised Khalil for her performance during Colleen Carlton's death, calling Lily and Colleen's final scenes "a tearjerker" and "one of the most touching scenes to air."