Our condolenses at this sad time. We watched my wife's mother pass away last year after her long battle with dementia. We understand how you must feel.

Perhaps the people in a cafe'  felt your loss too and just respected your need to be lone? I think that's what I would do.

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...