I remember you telling me she was in poor health but we are rarely prepared for the death of those close to us.

It will be eight years this coming June from the day my mother died. We knew she would die for months as the cancer was too far gone but it was so hard to let go.

I hope you had a chance tp talk to her recently on the phone or in person.

But know this. She must have loved you greatly.

It would have been so easy to turn her back on you when you transitioned but clearly she did not.

To you, Karen, and to all the others here, remember your mothers. The good and the bad.

But remember.

John in Wauwatosa trying not to cry and failing miserably.