" The hardest part is not the moment when you have to call the ambulance. It’s not even the part when you have to call the mortuary. Granted, those moments are hard, but they’re also utterly absorbing. They pull you through them, and all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other. And they send you into shock, and that shock cushions everything you might otherwise feel. No, the really tough bit is when you find yourself dropped on the other side, and you have to find a way for your life to go forward from there. "

― Catherine Ryan Hyde , Seven Perfect Things