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Thank you Nikv. I am so busy trying to deal with the day to day of all this I don't think I have started processing what has and is happening. Keeping my mind active in making and fixing is a great escape but sometimes it makes me think I am avoiding the whole thing. Hopefully, in the back of my mind, there is some healing going on.

I think all takes it's own time, it's not something that can be dealt with once and put away, the healing does go on in the background and carrying on is about the only possible positive act. About 17 years ago, I lost 3 family members and 3 friends within the space of 18 months. It was a lot to process and the only way I coped was through regular exercise and continuing with the small mundane tasks. It changes you a lot but you can get through it, I think I learned to be kinder to myself and others and figure out what was truly important after that