When my Grandma passed in 2017 we didn’t have to endure the confusion and awkwardness of having to decide who got what. That weird thing that happens where people start calling dibs on jewelry, cars, sweaters… even homes after someone passes. We didn’t have to do that part.

Like most of us March 2020 was progressing for me like any other month. I spent 5 days/week at my office. I’m the Executive Director of a grassroots social justice nonprofit organization so I stayed pretty busy. My children who at the time were in 1st grade and Pre-K spent most of their time at school. When they weren’t in school they were at soccer or in ballet or gymnastics.