Tough day at work today.

It was the funeral of my colleague who collapsed and died during the Great Scottish Run on 2nd September. He was a fit young guy of 28, a runner and a golfer, but it would seem he was one of those who had an undiagnosed heart condition which was only discovered when it struck him down. His older brother is raising money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young at http://www.justgiving.com/remember/35360/Aubrey-Smith.

A bus was laid on from work for those who wanted to attend the funeral. Aubrey had been in my team and I felt I ought to attend, to pay my respects. However, given my mother died only 4 months ago and I cannot yet have any closure, I wasn't sure if this was a good idea. But how much worse it is for his family that they are going through this just now, and possibly even more so for his identical twin. I went and now I am going to have a quiet night in, with a candle lit in memory.