My mom died last night.

Comments disabled because I just can't bear to watch e-mails come in today. I hope you all understand, and I hate to let any of you feel cut off, and unable to offer comfort. But it's this, or not make a posting at all.

ETA:

Yes, this was sudden. She wasn't feeling well when I visited over Independence Day, but we considered that a result of stress due to some family issues. Saturday, I learned that she likely had highly metastasized cancer. Today, I got the phone call that she'd died.