When I heard of Ms Richardson’s death, I reacted as if I’d known her. I felt so bad for her family.  I’m the type person whose mood is directly affected by the weather. So on that day, and for several days after that the sun did not come out and I continued to feel sad.  I found myself wondering which is more tolerable? for a loved one to die suddenly, or, like my husband, who died four years after being diagnosed with cancer.  Sometimes I tell myself I had him for that long and should be glad, then I remember feeling that he was dying a bit at a time.  How can that be good? A loss is a loss.

I pray for the Richardson family.