DWDitty I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family. I cannot hold you in my arms but I will hold you in my mind. Now is the time for tears, let them flow.

Allan, I wish your daughter the power to cope and to heal. It is hard to get over such trauma and to feel safe again in a sometimes unsafe world but she can, in her time and with love.

kat, all my love.

Rick, as a cynic who was, not long ago, a recipient of the warmth and kindness of this community and truly felt comforted, thank you for starting this thread.