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[quote=Anonymous]So sorry, OP.  I lost both of mine  in my late 20s, and also cared for my mother through cancer.  Be glad your mother and children knew each other; mine  never did.  The thing that helped me most was developing a mother daugher type relationship with my mom's sister.  She never had her own children, and she and her husband became surrogate grandparents to my kids when they were born.  When she died of cancer a few years ago I think I felt the loss even more acutely in some ways because we shared love for my boys.  Is there anyone in your life with whom you might develop a similar  relationship over time? Or at least a more mature woman at work or in your place of worship whom you can look to for advice and solace?   Any chance of a closer bond with your mil?  (there wasn't for me)   No one can fill your mother's shoes, but if you reach out to other older women, maybe keep in touch with some of her friends who loved her, you will find some solace and enrich your own life and theirs.  Hope this helps a little.  Good luck.[/quote]

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