I may have already said this, but my mom passed away last year unexpectedly, and we are all still having a very hard time. It changed my life. Mom and dad were married just 3 months short of being married 60 years. My dad is so lost without her. Mom was a real quilter, and so when I am doing swaps etc. it helps me to feel closer to mom. I am really thinking, and praying for you dear Louise. What helped me was talking to my God, and time. I have a journal that is nothing but my talking to mom about the days we are all living. It is on my computer, and I have pages of this since last March or April. Everyone is here for you Louise.