Shellene Drakes-Tull: After a decade, my dad’s death can still hit me, even buying a pair of glasses

Grief is an interesting thing.

It shows up when you least expect it. For example, last week I was school shopping with my children. As we looked for the back-to-school essentials, I saw a shelf of reading glasses and instantly though of my father.

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