I am so sorry to hear of your loss Nadine. This did happen to me. My Cousins daughter, Laura, a beautiful, vibrant girl, only 30, committed suicide totally out of the blue. I was just about to start on my New York cake when I heard the shocking news. I was actually glad to have something to concentrate on. What was rather poignant was that the name I had to put on the cake was Laura.
I thnk you did the right thing to just get on with it x
Julia Hardy