You are truly lucky. I think he was dealing maybe more with the depression which was increased by his Dad's passing. Helen wasn't the OW in the regular sense, so I think that worked in your favor.
I did e-mail Priya and asked which planets etc were involved in my soul connection. If I explained that well enough hopefully I will have an answer I can pass on to you soon. I did give you all of those squares, ascendants and sextiles that related to Venus, Pluto and the moon off of astro.com but not sure that they made sense. I did find a blog that Steve Gunn wrote regarding soul connections. It described it pretty much the way I feel. So I am not losing it because I have this connection. I understand that we both aren't necessarily on the same page but will eventually get there.
Have a fun trip. kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory