Part of the Process

When I read this, I wanted to weep:

Wracked by regret, Cory Lidle's father recalled yesterday how he turned down the doomed Yankee's invitation to come watch him pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs.

"'Son, I think you'll get by them,'" a weeping Douglas Lidle remembered telling his son in what turned out to be their last conversation.

After a loved one dies, regrets will want to eat you up.

My mom died on a Sunday night. The whole week prior I'd spent sick at home--yes, I was in my mid-20's and living at home. It was California where homes now cost over $600,000. It happened--and spent the entire time building precious memories I didn't know I'd keep years later.

My heart goes out to Douglas Lidle and his family, my prayers as well that they won't allow it's sudden and unexpected nature to keep Cory's death from dealing with it.