Laura
Joseph passed away surrounded by those who loved him. I didn’t catch anyone else’s name that was in the room with me. I just focused on holding his hand and saying my goodbyes.
I was close with Joseph, I loved him like he was my brother. But I noticed something as I was getting dressed for the funeral, I wasn’t numb like I was when my mother died.
“Are you doing ok?” Stephen asked me as he came into our bedroom.
“I’m ok.” I told him as I applied lipstick to my lips. I turned around and looked at Stephen, who had just sat down on our bed.
“It’s weird, I’m not shutting down like I did last time.” I told him.
“Maybe because you were prepared. You knew he was sick and the end was near. Last time you were not prepared. It happened very quickly.” Stephen told me.
I hadn’t thought of
