I don't know if I can give the best answer, but I am currently going through this right now. My mom passed away on Saturday and the funeral was just yesterday. I'm 28 and have never gone through losing someone like this, so I am trying to keep a level head but that is far from the truth. I'm like a duck on the pond. On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those feet are moving a mile a minute.

My best friend lives about three hours away, so while I appreciated his phone call of condolences, I told him not to worry about traveling down here for the wake. He ignored that and told me he was coming anyway. Having him there meant more to me than I could understand at the time. My family is very small, so their support has been helpful but minimal. Having my best friend there meant a lot more to me. I was able to talk to him about video games, etc. which kind of felt good to take my mind off of everything. The entire situation has been overwhelming and confusing. There are stages of grief that are common for people, but I feel like I'm experiencing them all at once. One minute I'm crying, then I feel like I'm about to explode with anger. Other times I feel numb to the situation and have accepted the events. Sorry to make this about me, but I thought maybe my current situation hopefully would be relevant to the conversation. I like think I can handle it on my own and that's what I tell people, that I'm fine. But that's not true.