My sincere condolences. After my wife died a year ago, I found that for awhile, I was in shock, although she had been suffering from Alzheimer's dementia for some time. But after awhile, the shock -- or "numbness" as you said -- became grief. I wish you the best. it takes a while.

L.W.


"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)