40th Day After Death Analysis

Dwight D. Eisenhower; American president, once said, “There's no tragedy in life that compares with the death of a child.” To see Oma grieving the loss of her eldest daughter was absolutely heartbreaking for anyone who peered into her eyes, the last few minutes that she spent with Aasje at the hospital, no farewell words were spoken between them, there was no time to say goodbye, for Aasje was gone before we knew it, and only God knows why he summoned her at such an early age. The next few years were a blur, I remember the four of us clearing Aasje’s apartment from her belongings and finding packages that Ellen and I wrapped up in newspaper during the “store” games we played with our aunt. I also remember how solemn Oma and Mom were in
In various religions, the 40th Day after death is traditionally commemorated with a family gathering in memory of the departed, it concludes the memorial period and the Ascension of Jesus is believed to have occurred on the 40th Day. Oma silently and solely alone, marked Aasje’s 40th Day after death with a notation on a simple piece of paper that she kept in a drawer by her
Each time I felt the loud explosions throughout my entire body I buried my head in Eddie’s neck before the next deafening “boom” went off. Prul, watching the brilliant illuminations, stood with her arm around Oma’s shoulder and after the fireworks were over, she said, “Come Erna, let’s head inside, I made oliebollen to go with the coffee.” Indeed, it felt good to be with friends tonight, it would have been overwhelmingly sad to be isolated on this particular New Year’s Eve. On the 100th Day after Aasje’s death, Oma silently and solely alone, noted the date on a simple piece of paper that she kept in a drawer by her