karen and everyone,
Thank you for the kind words and support. I chuckled a little - I have mistakenly been assumed as a duaghter (and that's ok it doesn't bother me! How are people to know! I am my mother's 32 year old son, and have a wife and two lovely children. This has been difficult for all of us, but sometimes its easier to speak to others in my position (but my wife and kids are extremely supportive)
I will say this - I give thanks that my mom gets on the phone with me and we talk every day that i can't visit her - I am in FL she is in MA.
God bless...
Christopher