Ladies I am so sorry to hear about your losses. My mum too passed away 12 Feb after knee surgery and also suffered a stroke the day after. They showed me the scans of her brain, 1/2 of it had died and I just can't believe it. She too was my rock, I feel physically ill, can't stop crying in waves of despair and am living a fog...I can't work, can't function, I'm just not sure I will ever feel better about this. It took just 3 days for her to pass from stroke, she was a young and spritely 71, and although much older in mum years, god I miss her.