Thank you for your kind words
@MaNaAk; how life has changed in the blink of an eye.
Traditional ceremonies that record birth, marriage and death and bring celebration and joy or commiseration and comfort, necessarily put aside at this time.
I may never get the opportunity to say this again, so to put on the TP record: -
My lovely Mother in Law reached the grand old age of 91. She was formidable but fair. She cared for her grandfather and in later years, her father, at home, whilst raising five children plus a foster child.
When my OH was on strike in the 70's and we had two small children, a mortgage and no income, she emptied her pantry and shared what she had with us.
It was her example I followed, with the support of my OH (who had grown up with an 'oldie' as part of the household) when my own mum moved in with us three years ago.
I am so pleased that I had the opportunity to tell MiL what a source of inspiration she was to me, in her final days.
She positively twinkled and said you must always do all you can.
RIP