Loss

I'm not good at dealing with this sort of thing. My wife's mother is, according to the nurse looking after her, nearing death. A day, maybe two, are left for her, according to the nurse. I asked my wife if she thought she should go back to see her mother right away. She does not think so. I don't pretent to understand others' emotions at such times, but I can be surprised. And I am. I already feel a sense of loss; a very odd feeling, almost surreal.

We're all so different. Were I in my wife's shoes, I would be on a plane tonight. Everyone copes in a personal way.