We've heard a lot about the hero nurses, doctors, & other essential personnel since Covid-19 began its rampage across the world. But what I've seen little of is first-hand stories of some of the most essential of all: funeral directors. This is what I heard today. 1/ I needed to finalise details for my husband's cremation today. My contact was one of the owners of the funeral home, an absolutely lovely woman, compassionate and empathic. When I finished taking care of my personal business, I thanked her and told her how much I appreciated 2/

I'm going to keep this relatively short, as I've spent another 15 hour day with my husband at the hospital, & I'm utterly shattered. (For those following our story, he turned a corner overnight. His blood tests look good; infection markers are way down, pulse, BP & heart 1/ rate are normal, & his mind is clearer than it's been in 3 months. With any luck, he'll be transferred to our local hospice this week so their chronic pain team can tweak his pain meds & then hopefully next week, he'll be home again. On top of that, he was actually able 2/