I'm sure everyone here is just glad that they could give even a tiny bit of comfort. I always go back and forth on how I feel about funerals. In one way, I think it's almost good to have something else to focus on but in another, whew, it can be so hectic. My only advice would be to know that you do not have to be "back to normal" just because the funeral is over. In a lot of ways, for me at least, the real grieving begins afterwards.

Hang in there.

I would add that whatever you feel in a given moment is what you are supposed to feel and that those feelings may come fast and furious or slow and plodding. And few, if any, actually go through a stairstep progression of the steps of grieving. I'm currently at the tail end (I hope, I hope) of a period of grief and for me, it was a complicated dance routine, part dirge, part spiral dance and sometimes the emotions whipped back and forth like the cha cha cha.

Oh, and thank God for the initial numbness, without which, no funeral would ever get done. I call it God's anesthetic. Alas, it wears off, usually at 2am a week after the funeral.

Sympathy to you and yours during this time. Never should you push yourself to answer everyone's best wishes. They were meant as a balm, not a burden and if anyone gets their nose tweaked at not getting a response, that says everything about them and nothing about you. Do whatever takes care of your body, soul and heart at this time.