My mother, Helena Schwimmer died yesterday morning at 2:40 am est. It's been a long struggle for her, which she did with her usual grace, humour, and spirit. Now she is free of pain and at peace. In my family we don't believe in things like heaven or hell. We believe that a person lives on in our thoughts and memories. I have many happy, wonderful memories of Helena, she'll always be with me in that way.

My dear friend Bo wrote this for me last night -

Memories.

I live on memories,
And should I move on,
I will live in memories,
If only one's.