I'm very sorry to hear you and your family are dealing with this. No matter when it happens it feels like it's too soon.

I moved cross-country when I was 24 with all intentions of returning to my family and the place I grew up "in a few years" and here we are 30 years later. Life happened and the years just kept rolling by. I can't imagine how much more difficult it would've been if I would have moved to a completely different country. Some of us are just born with an innate desire to explore and be elsewhere. That's been me my whole life. If it were up to me I'd probably be living somewhere in Europe right now. Although making the decision to move to Minnesota in 1995 has brought some huge blessings into my life, I've began to realize in the last couple of years the high price I've paid for it. It's odd because in some ways I feel like I have two homes but other times I feel like I have none. Once you leave, even if you decide to return, you're not returning to the same place you left.

I wish your aunt a peaceful transition and I send my condolences to you and your family.