I remember when I was just a little girl and my mom's bestfriend was Sandra Tucci. They did everything together.  They were more like sisters then friends. If they weren't together they were on the phone with eachother. It was like I had 2 mother's instead of one. Once Sandra got sick and died, a piece of my mother died with her. She would never admit it, but we all saw it. She missed her so much. But like Sandra was a mother to me, my mother was also a mother to her children,  Toni-Marie and Dean. So you see, not only did I have my 2 sisters, but also Toni and Dean were my sister and brother two. All 5 of us have lost 2 mother's now. We had the greatest mother's anyone could have asked for. We were the lucky ones. We had excellent roll models for mothers. If I can be half a mother to my children that they were to me I'd be happy. I love them and miss them both so much.