I've posted this same "thought" about losing loved ones but I guess it never hurts to repeat it....as I do to myself whenever I think of my parents - "time softens the edges of the pain of loss...it never totally goes away, but the rough, ragged edges become soft with time". I feel the loss of both of my parents particularly at Christmas. My Mom's birthday is Dec. 19th and my Dad's the 29th so those occasions surround the Christmas holiday.

Maybe if we all just hang onto each other here on the Board we can get through the rest of the holiday season. Celebrating the happy memories helps a lot that's for sure!