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Savannah smiled. The minute I saw that smile, something inside of me calmed. A wave of peace crashed over me. And for a second—a single euphoric free moment—everything stilled.

Rob told me that grief never left us. Instead we adapted, like it was a new appendage we had to learn to use. That at any moment pain and heartache could strike and break us. But eventually we would develop the tools to cope with it and find a way to move on.

I wasn't blessed with the skill of talking out loud. I struggled to put words to the turbulent feelings stirring inside me.