Dan,
You're certainly NOT alone, in MANY ways!My parents are with me all the time. I won't go into it, but, both of them had gruesome deaths, I was with them both when they died hideous deaths. My consolation is that they are in Heaven, My brother was buried 5 yrs ago the day after Christmas. A cousin died on Christmas Day, another cousin will be buried THIS SAturday, and the list goes on.
Their spirits, etc are a great GIFT.
I don't NEED another HOOVER, but, if one comes along..... well.
I'm still waiting for the perfect gift to walk through my front door. long painful story there.
So, we MUST see the glass as half full.
You have your family, friends, vacuums, and US! We have to look at it that way.
Matt, why in the HELL are YOU alone? You sure shouldn't be..........