Several deaths have made it a rough month

[stopdiggin]

3. sorry to hear. and, yeah, a rough patch still constitutes a rough patch

They're still there. And yet, I think we find that we're far better at dealing with the choppy water that comes our way - as we get more grounded and stronger. Hope that is your experience as well. But - you're still entitled to say, "Crappy weather here recently .. " 'Cause it is. And that can't be fixed.