to the pet that you loved when you start kind of exiting that that stage of the agony stage that can be so hard to let yourself have those good moments and I really I took a note on this I really loved the part where you had Valerio took your picture and you said this is the picture of my first happy moment since Augie died and that just really resonated with me and i think it will resonate with a lot of people who understand that feeling it just including that just really really moved me

there are moments where you forget to remember You have this moment of peace where you forget to remember the sorrow, just for that moment, right? And then maybe 15 minutes later, something will pop up and you'll have a crying jag.

But there are times where you forget to remember.

Allow me a brief story, if you will.

After Augie died, I went through traditional Jewish rituals of mourning because I didn't know what else to do, right? You can't just say, well, goodbye.

I'm sure some people can, but I felt I needed to do a few things.

But the sorrow wasn't wearing off.

It's such a nightmare, but that just,