Well here it is, 3:00AM, and I can't sleep (even after taking an Ambian over 3 hours ago.)
My Wife and I were the only one's with her Mother when she passed on, and it was the 1st. time for either one of us to ever actually see a person take their very last breath. I hope I never have to witness that again, especially with a loved one. I wanted to be strong, and be there for my Wife, but instead it turned out that she was the strong one for me.
I met my Wifes Parents in 1980, and we hit it off right from the start. 3 years later they became my in-laws, and 2 years after that we supplied them with their 1st. Grand Child, our Daughter, Sabrina. One year before our daughter was born, my Mother passed away, but having such a terrific Mother-in-law to fall back on made it so much easier to move on.
Over the years we traveled a great deal together, they really enjoyed long car trips, especially since I was driving. All in all, I hit the Wife and in-law jackpot.
The last 3 years have been less than smooth sailing, and thanks to Alzheimer's Dementia, it been especially hard on my Wife because her mother acts as though she doesn't trust her out of her sight. Which is so ironic because it's another person who has quite literally stole her mother blind with out here ever believing anything we ever told her about it. My Wife is as honest as the day is long and it crushes her to see another family member step in and steal all her money and property. Leaving my wife and her older sister with nothing.
I can't wait for the whole thing to come to an end, and we will never have to see, or deal with that side of her family again.

I'm sorry for dragging so many of you into this Drama, but I feel like we're one big family here, and I feel comfortable talking with many of you about it. There's a wealth of knowledge here on this forum, and I've always been one to never turn down good advice.
If nothing else, thanks for listening. Mike