In June, I switched to the last purse Michaela used. Her wallet was out because at the end that stayed in my purse for all our doctor appointments. However, there were still things in her bag

I haven’t dusted the shrine table or anything on it since Christmas. I haven’t been able to touch it.

I haven’t been out of the house much this month. My grief and depression are playing off of each other. One of my coping mechanisms is reading. I read to escape my life. I read a ton of books to escape my pain.

My grief and depression make it hard to function in the world so I have no doubt I would be at home even if the additional factors were at play. I stay at home about 95% of daily life.