wow. i saw this thread title and it was speaking directly to me.
in the past four years, i have buried 5 family members, 2 cousins, two maternal great-uncles I was very close to, and my paternal grandfather, who was ostensibly my father. on top of that, my two young cousins, my grandfather was also their grandfather, lost their own father last month. they are under 6 years old. we found out when we called my paternal grandmother to inform her of my uncle's passing. and my maternal grandmother's family lost three family members since Jan.
I don't understand it. and I can't explain it, but when I saw this thread.....it just boggles my mind. it's not even just my little pocket of the world that is suffering. i just....don't have words. I wish someone could explain it.
my heart goes out to those experiencing pain anything like all of this.

the best we can do is try to remember we are not alone in times like these.