I guess silence has more power than words.

Sometimes, I guess that's true. Recently I've had two friends whose husbands passed away suddenly. The shock was terrible for them, but they both say how much they appreciate people just simply talking about their guys instead of ignoring it altogether because they think it's too difficult for the person grieving. Death really can't be the big white elephant in the room that everyone is desperately trying to ignore, but it's just too big and obvious...it's there. Period. You know? Maybe we worry too much about saying the right thing, when really all the grieving person needs is acknowledgement of the person gone.

On a much more positive note, isn't awesome when you hit upon a topic that creates such conversation here?! I'm glad it happened to you :)