Hi OJ
I thought about you a lot this weekend (couldn't get online due to house move) - you were all so much in my thoughts, wondering how you all were, hoping for peaceful times. Have read through whole thread and cried at my desk , first with foreboding, then with gladness that you have had some special moments with your beloved Steve.
The end days with my brother are still fresh in my mind and every time I check in on your threads I think of it all again...it is such a bizarre experience, such a weird mix of feelings. Like others have said, it is a rare and horrible privilege to be with someone so loved as they pass. No one ever wants to lose a loved one, but if we must, then being with them and letting them pass with love is very special. If I had to lose Simon, I was glad to be there with him and know that he knew he was loved and not alone.
I hope this doesn't offend, tis not my intention.
As for your MIL, well, what can I say except that she sounds like an exceptionally bitter and shrivelled soul who will have to live with her demons for the rest of her days. You on the other hand will have the knowledge that you shared real love and did real good, and not even the worst pain can diminish that
Here's hoping today is a good trifley day for you, Steve and the kids xx