Me After You

"He crashed on to the pillow next to me, heavy as a felled oak. I slapped His face and told Him to wake up. Our daughter, B, appeared in the doorway, woken up by the screaming " I must have been screaming but I don"t remember " and she was crying and peering in. I told her the ultimate adult lie; that everything was all right."

Sudden death is rude. It just wanders in and takes your husband without...