Sorry for my absence.

[Catherine]

I am glad we were able to help in any way. It is a hard time when you lose a parent. It is a relationship that is rooted back to the very beginning of your life. You are now the senior generation in your family. Your the elder that the younger ones look to. Good thing you can draw on all the years of having a good father to guide you.

You came together to be with your father in the end because as a family you were already together. We don't always realize that bonds are there between people until something happens and the bonds are needed. The in the moment closeness might not seem to last, but you shared a powerful experience and that will keep you together in some ways. Shared experience is a powerful bond. I hope you are all able to come together to celebrate anniversaries and family events in the future.
I hope you are getting a bit of a rest and letting life get back to normal. You will continue to grieve and feel the loss, but it is good to do the ordinary normal things of day to day life. They are restful and they can carry you past the rough days.
Take care of your self.
Hugs from the piggies and from me.