Seems Like Yesterday, But It Was Long Ago…

I’ve written before about how music can be a powerful trigger of grief, and, without adequate preparation, a trigger of unnecessary suffering. For me songs from the mid- to late-80s (when Leah and I were first married) can be especially powerful triggers.

The title of this story, of course, comes from one of those songs, “Against the Wind” by Bob Seger. While it was released in 1980, while I was still in High School and before I met Leah), it was still a radio favorite for a great deal of our marriage. I was (and still am) a Bob Seger fan, although I missed…