... , tense tone. I could tell his world was breaking, just like mine, but he was trying to conceal it. My father's pain was my pain. It was hard to believe this was real. She slipped from my hands and disappeared into the darkness. Or so it felt. It all happened so quickly. Too quick. Before I knew it, I was looking down at my mother in her beautiful ... grandmother, my mothers own mom, still remained with us. My mind was confused and sad. As they were about to close the casket, they asked us if we wished to say our final goodbyes. How do you say a final goodbye to someone that is deceased?...

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