I will be there in the trees

I vividly remember first reading this letter last December. It floored me then and it floors me now—so beautifully written, on a subject so unimaginably painful. On which note, if you’re feeling fragile, I’d give it a miss.

The letter was written by Kathleen Keyes, from Bray in County Wicklow, in December of 2019. It was sent to, and reprinted in, the I…