Quote Originally Posted by SBRed48 View Post
It will have been hard for Charles and the family over the last ten days, evvin to grieve in public and meet and greet all and sundry, even though they were showing him respect and love.

On the other hand he doesn't have to do things like going straight back to work, get food in from the supermarket, plan, cook meals and wesh up, sort out his laundry, get the kids to school, deal with his mam's affairs, look after a remaining spouse now on their own and finding it difficult to cope, or maybe sort out her empty house and belongings. In many ways that is harder than the funeral itself because of all the memories it invokes.
That is true SB. I suppose I was just reflecting on when my dad died. I did go into work but wasn't up to speaking about it the way that he has had to. Very true that the sorting out, of which I did the majority, is not easy either so, as you say, he'll have an easier time than most with that part.