A sudden silence signals the beginning of grief.Grief filled with memories of the the glee of childhood and the angst of a teenager whose brilliant mind is interrupted and punctuated by mental illness. Gwyneth knows the sorrow of losing a child. She embraces the memories knowing the memories sustain the presence of her son and the completeness of her family.This allows her to move forward without forgetting him; allows here to wonder without getting lost in the "what ifs".Now,after 5 years she is ready to tell her and her family's story of loss. The apple represents the acquiring of awareness.
