Nice post. Did you go out campaigning the next day?
When my mother died, after getting a heart valve replaced, because they were unable to stop the bleeding, I went to work the next day. My parents were living in Texas and I lived in Virginia. Her death was a major shock to me. I asked my dad if he wanted me to come down, and he said no.
My dad passed away 7 months later. My sister who lived in Ohio, and I took separate flights down to Texas, and we actually found we were on the same connecting flight. Totally unplanned, it just worked out that way. We arranged for the belongings, minus what we wanted to retain that had personal memories, to be auctioned off. Had my father cremated per his wishes, and then I took both my parents back in my dad's car to Virginia. I missed like 4 days of work.
It wasn't until a few years later that I actually allowed my emotions to come flooding out. See, we all handle our grief in different ways. Are you now satisfied, or would you like to delve further into my personal life?