I am struggling right now to reconcile deep grief with great joy. In this struggle, I don’t know how to feel. Often, I just feel numb. In the last six weeks, I’ve been to four wakes and two funerals. It started with the death of my uncle, Dad’s brother, who lived in Florida. He was ill so it wasn’t a complete surprise. Nevertheless, no one in the family was able to make it … [Read more...]