Alive. She is definitely alive, and here in the house that used to be her family home. Which now makes me wonder if this is why Bradley bought the house from the estate, or if it was just made to look that way. My mind felt like it had been through a wood chipper, as my thoughts were being fragmented. Today was just too much. It was time I had something to eat, then I was going to our room. I needed time to process. "Mom, I need some time to process everything. I think any further discussion has to wait until tomorrow. For now, I am going to have a sandwich, and them I'm going to bed. In the morning I have a ZOOM meeting with the Fredericks Design staff, so I suggest we take this up tomorrow afternoon." She looked ready to protest, but Bradley intervened by taking my hand and leading me

