They are the words that instantly strip all meaning from life. That make a mockery of the thin veneer of social nicety and reduce you to an almost animal state. Nothing changes all your priorities so quickly, making you feel your body has been taken over by some creature.It was last December that my daughter uttered them. My beloved son was dead. She had phoned to tell me Elias had had a sudden heart attack. He was 57, leaving behind his wife Ewa and beloved six-year-old daughter, Amber.My daughter Mina had the forethought and kindness to send one of my friends over minutes before her call, fearing I would collapse when she told me. As it was, I fell into my friend's arms, gasping 'oh no...' followed by an agonised cry: 'How will I go on living now?'
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