Originally Posted by
dawg80
My friend stood by me twice when I lost first my daughter, then my youngest son. I visited with his wife the other day. She is holding up okay. As well as can be expected. I recognize the classic symptoms of "stunned numbness." I experienced it myself....twice. You go thru your day, task by task, in a daze. It's not until years later that you realize you have little to no memory of that time period.
So, for now, she has rationalized his death, by assigning the blame to the medication. She dutifully goes to work, smiles for her kids and one grandchild and pretends everything is okay. It has been....about 4 months now, I think. The holidays are always extra tough, when families gather and there is that empty chair....
For me...well, I am trying to pay him back by standing by his family now, just as he supported me during my trying times.