Ep. 42: Grief is love with nowhere to go

My nephew, Michael, died in September; then my cousin, Rusty, the Sunday before Thanksgiving. They both left behind families devastated by grief. I’m trying to give my grief an exit ramp through tears, talking, writing and sharing stories with others. It’s vital to take time to grieve. As Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyou wrote, let the pain visit, allow it to teach you, but don’t let it stay forever.