Amidst all of this political hokus-pocus I was also trying to find a reason to get up in the morning. There is no loss to compare to the loss of one's child at any age, in any way. It tears an irreparable hole in your heart. They are our life, our future. Our society doesn't deal comfortably with death or dying.
People tend to run from the room rather than face up to the enormity of it all.
There is no guide-book to lead us through these times. We are simply not prepared for the feelings that follow the loss of a child or the coping skills we so desperately need. I found myself crawling deeper and deeper into a hole. And then I found them. Or rather, they found me.