"I watched her slowly deteriorate before she went into the hospital. So it was a lot at once. I’m normally someone who’s very in touch with my emotions - I’m not afraid to cry and stuff. But ever since my mom died my brain has built a wall between me and my emotions..."

"Something positive happened after Mom died that I wasn’t expecting. Being freed from the reality of her in the present, allowed memories of happier times with her to come flooding back. Instead of thinking of mom in a wheelchair, I remembered times together before she got Alzheimers."

"We’d really love to move abroad, but healthcare could make this problematic. It’s not the sort of problem we’d let get in our way if we were determined, and the sort of people we are - I’m sure we’ll think of a way around it."

"Wherever you are, I hope you’re smiling and catching up with your family - spilling over with the joy that was ripped from you on Earth and the sparkle in your eyes has returned. Luke and I will be down here, singing and praising of the wonderful mother we had - sometimes with tears in our eyes."