As sudden and tragic as death always is, the daily functions of life must go on.

… And sometimes we feel guilty for laughing and having a good time, but I hope you know she would want you to enjoy your life and wouldn’t want to be the source of your sadness

- Nikks

I Am grateful for the loved ones in my life. My family and friends— inclusive of those on digital lists, they have all been a great source of comfort. The beauty is the lesson grief teaches us, we cannot rely on ourselves we need others.

Time has the ability to make the acute, searing pain of loss less intense but feelings of loss and emptiness may never completely go away. Death happens and having loved ones, real ones matter.

You better find some loved ones, real ones to do life with,

I Am