Working,

So sorry you are down. You've been doing so well at a really hard time of the year.

I don't have much to offer by way of solace - I think we just have to endure the pain that overwhelms us from time to time. There's no way out of it that I can see, beyond the realisation that the extreme sadness comes and goes...

But you can take something from what your wife is saying - and it sounds like she is opening up to you. She seems to be doing some serious thinking about her situation. That has to be a step in the right direction, doesn't it?