I thought I’d explain the five week
hiatus and what happened. My mum passed away in late March and as any of you
who have experienced the death of a close relative will know it is a big shock even
if it is not entirely unexpected. Grief is an odd thing because although in theory
its about the person who has gone, in reality it is about each of us
individually and how we are affected. We pass though a well known ritual afterwards
culminating in a funeral of some kind but then what? This is where I am now,
going forward while tempted to look back because there’s quite a bit of
uncertainty ahead. There is no carefully calibrated routine for what happens
after the funeral is done and everyone goes back to their lives. So even though this isn't usually a personal blog I thought I'd write a little about it here with the qualification
that this is not me asking for sympathy or concern, just working through it
like everyone has to do.
