John's grace under pressure
For anyone to survive the intensity of the emotions experienced by the Harte and McAreavey families over recent weeks is to be virtually super-human.
They have been tested beyond any normal range of endurance.
Having to live with the heartbreak of the honeymoon murder, and then having been forced to go through the trauma of the trial, to witness both John McAreavey and his father-in-law smiling yesterday at the Michaela Foundation girls' summer camp launch was quite extraordinary.
