I guess there is a certain irony in the fact that it was death that was the trigger for my break from blogging, yet it is death that also brings me back.
My grandad passed away at the end of November and whilst it was not unexpected, it still came as a great shock when the inevitable phone call came late one Sunday afternoon. On one hand it was comforting to know that he wasn’t suffering any more, on the other deeply saddening that his decline had come so quickly. I was so glad that I made it up to say goodbye to him, it was a difficult hospital visit to make and one that I found exceptionally harrowing.
After his death I saw how my father had wrestled with the decision to request that treatment be stopped in order to speed Grandads passing. That triggered a whole series of introspective thoughts on my part and as such I felt compelled to take a break from blogging for what turned out to be longer than planned.
Last night I received an email from an old school friend to tell me that one of the girls we went to high school with has died unexpectedly at the age of 32, leaving a partner and three children behind. The funeral is this coming Friday and so for the second time in four months, the funeral tie is required.
A few weeks ago I had thought it would be good to catch up with some old school friends, this is not the occasion I had in mind.
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