" And the weird thing is, when people talk about grief, they talk about it like it’s an illness, as if you have the flu, as if one day you’ll just feel better if you wait long enough. What I’ve realised is I’m never going to feel better. This is just an emptiness I’ll live with for the rest of my life. And I’ve come to accept that. It’s a shadow that’s always with me and always will be. "

― Suzanne Kelman , When We Were Brave