It's been an up and down day or so. There's times when Mark seems ok, then there's times when he gets so quiet and reserved. The company brought in a grief counselor and Mark sat and talked with the guy about what happened. That seemed to help, but the hardest part is that people (primarily the police) keep calling and asking for more information, so when he seems to get a little distance from it, he has to re-live and re-tell it all over again. They tried to get him to come home from work today, but he felt like he had a closer connection there than here. I felt the loss, but not like all of the co-workers he was there with, so he felt he had a stronger network there, and I understand that. We are supposed to go on a ride tomorrow, but he seems antsy about both of us going. First it's leaving the kids, then it's something happening. I know he needs the time, so I may let him ride this one out himself.
Trying times...and I can only imagine what Opie's wife is going through.
