No time is ever wasted, LMN. We walk our journey, we make our observations along the way, we take the lessons and good memories with us and leave the sadness behind.
You have yourself, you have your heart, you have courage and strength to face the days ahead. Every single thing on earth of value, lies within our hearts. The rest is just "stuff". Sometimes we travel lighter when we let go of the "stuff" that bogged us down.
We're walking with you and holding your hand through the scary parts. I've got the tissues and cheesecake in case we need to pause along the way.
Hugs