"Elizabeth told me about Yoga. She said she went every morning. So I went with her.

"At first I found it hard. Then I fell into the pattern of rhythmic breathing, and I was able to let go. I would feel refreshed and happy, calmer than before, after I got done.

"Maggie turned fourteen. She is growing up to be a pretty girl, and so smart!

"Jacob turned ten. He is a very handsome boy. He had a party with all of his "music nerd" friends from St. Ludvig's, and Henry Malucci, too.

"Olivia, based on notes we get, is doing well. There was a small celebration for her sixteenth birthday. She's working with tutors and therapists, and seems to be doing okay.

"One Saturday, we asked special permission to bring Maggie and Jacob to see Olivia at Grammercy. Maggie sat still as stone and said 'yes' and 'no' robotically. Jacob was enthusiastic and practically tackled Olivia. Olivia was quieter, smaller somehow, and seemed to be going out of her way to make Maggie feel better.

"Gam Maggie and Pop-Oliver were married on June 17th. Jacob was the ring-bearer, and he also played some of the music. Maggie was just content to watch.

"She's doing better now, she's only on two meds a day. She's stopped being manic completely, and is hardly ever depressed. Changing schools made all the difference for her, Danny.

"Eliza Weaver, our little flame-haired pixie stick of trouble, went back to Montana for a visit. She came back very sad but a little happy."

I sat next to Daniel's grave and told him this. I smiled then, suddenly. "Danny, I heard a quote. Would you like to hear it?"

Rubbing my fingers over the cold stone, I said aloud, " 'In life, bad things will happen to everyone. This defines our character and divides us into two groups of people. The ones who accept the facts and hold on, or the ones who accept the facts and learn to let go along the way. And believe me, you don't want to be in the first group.' Kathryn Lewis Gregory. So what do you think, Danny? Should I let go? It seems to me that I once said that the only way to go was up."

Standing, I brushed off my pants. A lot had happened. We had cried, we had yelled, we had grieved, we had made mistakes and learned from them. But now it was time to let go.

And so I did.

Fin.