Oh, Possegal, I'm so, so sorry for your family's loss. How old was your nephew? Was anyone else hurt in the car accident? It's really, really hard to face a family holiday when you have members missing. There really are no words that can comfort the sense of loss.

It's been over a year since my father died, and then my grandfather two months later, and then my father-in-law three months after him, all from cancer. They were all a good bit older, though, and had lead pretty full lives.

The deaths of young people always seems so much more tragic to me. Although I'm really missing my father -- he died without fulfilling one of his biggest life dreams, publishing a novel. He was an accomplished Blues musician and songwriter -- you can see some videos he posted on YouTube -- but the books never came together.

I hope your family deals with your nephew's death well. As well as can be expected. Give yourself some time, though.

I'm tearing up just thinking of your family photo missing one person.

(((Possegal)))

Roxy

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