Thinking it was blank inside.
Instead, she found a message: "Love you."
It had been written by her daughter who had
Suddenly died of a heart attack months
Earlier.
My friend was stunned at the unexpected
Love note and she tried to describe her
Reaction.
"It was painful joy," she told me through her
Tears.
Painful joy.
Joyful pain.
One word simply won't suffice to
Describe the tangled emotions of
Grief.
It takes at least two.