Thank you Cas and Seeking for your kind replies. I will try to reply later in the day. I am meeting a GF for brunch and plan to stop by X-MIL's place on the way to the restaurant.

I received an email from XH at 3:30AM this morning. He sent it to his sister and me. It said that he'd stayed with his mother until 2AM (he got up at 5:30AM to catch his flight yesterday). He wrote: "I thought this was her night, but she's a fighter. My eyes have never hurt so badly....I never knew one person could have that many tears, but it must be true. ......I wanted to stay all night, but I just couldn't do it. ..............I will go back in the morning sometime after I wake............ Love, Mr. GAG"

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