I truly am sorry for your loss. Your post hit me in a deep spot. I lost my mother suddenly to an aneurysm when I was a teenager. Being the rebellious teenager that I was I didn't get to give her a proper goodbye or even tell her that I love her since it was such a sudden death. The last conversation I had with her the night before she died was on the phone and I just remember being rude because I was mad about something. Not a day goes by that I don't think about it still and regret it so much even after 15 years.
Life is short and we take way too much for granted. I read your post and called my grandmother to tell her I love her. She raised my brothers and I after my mother's passing and now she's not in great health. Thank you for sharing this.