I have not posted this as an obituary as no one here knew her anyway.

My daughter in law sadly passed away last week. She was the wife of my eldest son and, although she was older than him, was much too young to leave us at the age of 59. She had been part of our lives for almost 30 years and for the last 25 we had been related by marriage. They had no children and were a devoted couple. My son was understandably distraught.

It is so difficult, as a parent, to bear the hardship of losing a child. Even though she was not born to us, she was still our daughter. Even worse, for me, is the thought that there is little I can do. Dads are supposed to fix things but I cannot fix this. I am sure he feels much worse than I do so I cannot burden him with my grief and guilt. So I am burdening you with it!

Thanks for accepting the challenge

Dave