How to raise teenage daughters after the loss of their mother?

Unfortunately last year I was not able to persuade my wife to try any metabolic approaches, or talk to anyone who advocates them. People will die before changing their habits.

She insisted on going the conventional route with the oncologists at Fred Hutch here in Seattle. Her cancer kept progressing slowly, on top of the side effects from the "standard of care" treatment. Her suffering has grown worse and she may succumb or choose "Death With Dignity" within the next few months.

We have two daughters, 14 and 16, who are very attached to her. The three of them are like peas in a pod. I have some practical questions, such as whether to keep living in the same place, whether to keep all her stuff (she's a packrat), whether to travel and meet other relatives they haven't seen for a long time. I'd like to hear just from people who've been through something like this.

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