We have had a rather unreal couple of days - we (me, dh and kids) met up with MIL and FIL on Wednesday for dinner - FIL and MIL are divorced but friendly - he's been staying with her to drive her to her hosp apppointments etc, and she'd just had her first radiotherapy treatment for the melanoma which had spread to her brain. We had pleasant evening, took a few pics, remarked how nice MIL looked. The next day, she felt bad, went to hospital just in case it was more than side effects from the therapy. There, she lost consciousness, and basically never opened her eyes again. She died peacefully with my dh, her mum and my sil present.
ds took the news well, shock and sadness, but no tears, and he appreciated how lucky we'd been to spend that final evening with her. I guess he can't feel the loss yet, as we only just saw her. I also still can't believe she's gone, and so quickly, only a month or so after her diagnosis.
sorry not to acknowledge you all, hope you have a pleasant bank holiday weekend, and do remember to be careful in the sun.