My Mother is very sick and in the final stages of breast cancer. she is not expected to live much longer. Maybe a few weeks or so. She is 61 years old. My biggest fear is that she will not have the funeral she deserves. When the time comes I would love to sing a song at her funeral. I am not a professional singer but I have sung in a few choirs and can carry a tune. I have been practicing a few of your suggestions and I am okay when I don't think about anything, but the second I think of my Mom, my voice cracks and it takes me a whole line to get back on track. I am planning on making a recording of whatever I decide to sing as a backup in case I'm feeling too fragile to get throught the song. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice for keeping it together to get through a song? Or song suggestions that might fit my situation? She is a devoted Catholic. I am not, but I am happy to sing a song from her tradition. I grew up singing "On Eagle's Wings" and "Here I am Lord" in school so I know them by heart, but I have also heard them so many times that I might liike to sing something else. She is a positive extremely loving and kind person who has been fighting cancer for 2 1/2 years. Her funeral will be crowded as she belongs to a big, very supportive Church and has a very big extended family.

My Mom is thinking about what she might want so of course I'll sing whatever she wants, but we are both open to suggestions.

Thanks much for any help.

Caitlin