history: Today is the anniversary of my fathers death. He has been gone for 18 years now. Today is the anniversary of my fathers death. He has been gone for 18 years now. Wow_comma_  18 years. Accept my condolence please 
current: Thanks. It's hard all of the time but the anniversary always just brings it all back. Makes me feel really down.
next: Just take heart OK,  it's one of those things