{{{TREE}}}

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. 81 is far too young to go, especially for someone as special as your aunt.

(((hugs)))

Having never been to a funeral or anything much like one, I've thankfully not had to deal with the smack reality of death in one harsh blow like that. It's bad enough dealing with it slowly, the way I do. At least you have some good memories!

Beautiful story, even though painful. I'm terribly sorry for your loss, especially of someone so vibrant and full of life. I've been to so many funerals of so many of my close friends and family sometimes i look around and am amazed there's anyone left; but still you're dead on--it's that moment, seeing them in a casket, a bed from which nobody ever gets up.

::hugs::

I'm sorry, Tree. Death just really sucks balls.

Hugs to you.

I'm sorry -- she sounds like she was a real character!