Catfamily - thank you so much.

My mom is fortunate in that she is resilient. She used to exercise - power walks, the Y - to help her with the stress of dealing with my sister's health, even after Darcia had gone into long-term care.

A few months after Darcia died, she kind of faded out of that - yet one day, gave herself a kick in the butt (her expression) and got back into keeping fit.

Now, two years later, she has started volunteering with the city Literacy group, and is going for training - she is getting back with people.

Days like tomorrow will be hard - I called her back this evening and we arranged to have our dinner tomorrow night.

With all her resilience, she is still a mom, and that was still her baby.

I am so sorry for your loss of your brother...and can understand how your mom 'gave up' even though she loved all her kids.

{{{{hugs}}}} to you.

C