We have arrived back in my hometown. The drive itself wasn't a bad one, really. We were lucky enough to miss the bad weather by delaying our morning start and were even able to stop at a restaurant along the way and have lunch with a friend who had, until yesterday, only been someone we knew through pictures, blogs, emails, and facebook posts.
Yesterday, after we arrived, I checked us in at the hotel and then headed to Margaret's house. It felt odd to be there without her, but I wasn't uncomfortable. I spent several hours with her family. Just talking and being there.
Before I left, her husband and I talked. I cleared the air about some mistaken thoughts he had. I didn't want him thinking I didn't like him, as he had. In fact, I didn't really know him. The only things I know of him, I learned through Margaret. I asked him what he needed me to do. I am going with them to see Margaret today. To see that they have prepared her right. I can't believe I am doing this. She was too young.
There was nothing anyone could do. Her brain aneurysm was too severe in the worst place for them to do anything. When she passed out, she was already gone to us.
The next few days will be hard. I am hoping the numbness part kicks in to help me get through this. Being around her kids helps.
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