Hi Cathy,,,,,I feel you girl..... your mother will always be there with you,,,, I know what you mean,,,,,,,my dad has "lung cancer"......he's going through chemo and shit like that,,,I know because I'm the one that goes with him every monday morning....anyway,,,,I don't mean to bring anybody down with my problems,,,but I know how you feel cathy,,,,I do make sure that my parents know how much they actually mean to me,,,,,,,My family is everything......and I know that a lot of people out there feel the same way.......... ciao..... ------------------