I was standing up next to the bed when she had passed away and then I got on down and I gave her a big hug and then I began to tell her that I was not ready for her to go.. and then I told her she was loved by all of us and she has to visit tamie once in a while because she is not going to be able to handle this very good.. and then I told her I didn't think I could do this.

But I didn't know that she was going to give me the strength to be able to get through it either... because I I had to hold tamie up and be the one who is like a rock and get myself back together for the rest of the family..

I'm doing it for you mom and we're doing it for you and your family is exactly how you were training them to be..

Strong.... and. Smart.. fully capable of handling this...we are your children and we are standing here and we are standing very strong and we are proud of you and you are proud of us and you would be very proud of us and especially proud of tamie.

She is stronger than you thought she was.