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Grief Sucks

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Grief is a funny thing. It affects different people in different ways. Our family has lost quite a number of family members in the last 18 months and none of them was due to the pandemic. Yes, I know that I am in the "older" generation category now but I was not ready to become an orphan at the age of 60.  Dad passed away in January 2021 of Cancer Mom passed away in November 2021 from an untreated stroke (I am still mad about that by the way) Granny passed away in December 2021 from old age and just plain tiredness. She had outlived all of her contemporaries but one I think.  Due to the pandemic and all that has caused to happen we were unable to have a service for Dad. Or if his wife arranged one we were not invited. We went to Granny's funeral it was all paid for and arranged years ago. Although we all were under the impression that we would have her service at the old church on Hendricks Avenue where most of our relatives on that side of the family have been sent to th