Grief Is A Heavy Load

I am struck by the fact that grief is a heavy load, and it would be so nice to put it down and just walk away. I happened to run into the late Rabbi Silberman's wife today as she was walking her dog, and we had a chance to talk. I think she is such a strong woman, with so much determination, that she will ultimately be ok. She will, however, be sad and in mourning forever as her life was so much of his life. We talked about a variety of things -- the election, her dog, her feelings and some of the things that they loved doing together like playing cribbage. I just wish I could do something to lighten her load. It seems that one danger of being so close is the crippling inability to continue, or finding a reason why you would even want to. I guess the lesson is to treasure each and every day as you don't what lies ahead. But that doesn't make it any easier in the end, I suspect.