Grief and Loss

There were days after Kameo died when the house was filled with sound, yet I had never felt more alone in my life. The television would hum in the background while messages arrived on my phone from people checking in to see how I was doing. Friends would stop by. Coworkers would ask thoughtful questions….

There are moments in life that divide everything into before and after. Not symbolically, but in a very real and permanent way. One phone call, one diagnosis, one loss can suddenly separate the person you once were from the person you are becoming. Grief has a way of doing that. It changes not only how…