How I Lost My Dad and How I Survived It

I learned a lot about how kids grieve. It's different from adults. My youngest didn't necessarily understand. He was nine years old and at the viewing he asked me, can pop a breathe in there? I asked him, do you know what death means? And he shook his head and then went and played with his friends. After that we had the funeral. The room was filled to capacity. I felt supported through all of this by friends and family and community. Being from the south I'm used to people bringing food to the house because all you can do almost is just put one foot in front of the other"

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