I can't promise you anything about whether time marches on while we're stuck here -- myself, I haven't experienced a return home only to then return here. But, [ she resists glancing across the crowd to pick out a particular person, ] people I trust have had it happen to them. They assure me we aren't missed while we're here.

[ for better or worse. although peggy's delivery isn't exactly done in a comforting tone. more...matter-of-fact. ]