Dear MC,
I feel like I should apologize for sending that apology, but it's been sort of gnawing away at me. (And yes, only I would apologize for apologizing...) I'm not looking for forgiveness--just want you to accept the apology. You'll say I shouldn't have been thinking about you, that I was right to focus on me. And yes, from a therapeutic sense, that's probably true. But from a caring human being stance, I should have let you grieve in peace instead of turning it into some sort of referendum on the therapeutic relationship and demanding an explanation from you. That's the last thing you should have had to deal with then.
Love you,
LT