“We’re so afraid of death,” she said. “Standing in that room. A wake. It’s so awkward. What do you say to the person? I’m sorry? What a lovely service? I was in line behind a man at a wake a few weeks ago who, when asked how he was doing by the grieving husband, said, and I’m not making this up, he said, ‘Well, I’m having a fantastic year business-wise.’”
