This time last year I was flying home to say goodbye to my Mom forever. I didn’t realize that she would pass just a few hours after I arrived. I thought I would have more time with her. Not that it was quality time at that point anyway…she was unconscious and being fed sublingual medicines to keep her out of pain. It was really hard to see my strong, beautiful Mother like that. She wasn’t there anymore. It was just her shell. So in many ways, it was a blessing when she passed but I guess… I guess I thought I would have more time to touch her and smell her and know that she was still in this dimension with me.