Dear PAL,
Thank you, thank you, for your advice and for sharing your thoughts of your personal experience. It certainly does help to shift my focus and put things in perspective.
I carry a photo of my beautiful and loving mother in my wallet and each and every time I see her photo, I immediately kiss it and press it tightly against my heart. I will add that last step you recommended because my sincerest wish is that somehow, in someway, that she knows how much my brothers/sisters and I LOVE HER, ADORE HER and EXTREMELY MISS HER her and that we will always feel an immensely strong bond with her.
I feel compelled to share that I've been deeply moved by the warm and encouraging responses I've received from members of this forum. I've found all the responses to be extremely helpful and invaluable. Incidentally, I called my youngest brother yesterday and he just literally fell apart over the phone. It was quite unnerving to say the least because I’ve never witnessed him in a state like this before. It was a definite wakeup call that my family needs me and therefore, I’m going to do my best to redirect my energies so that I can focus more on helping them with the healing process.
Thank you all for helping me to prepare for this.
Warmest & heartfelt regards,
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