You and yours have my condolences, Lanny. I wish you luck with helping your brother through this difficult time and to deal with your mother and her present circumstances.
Don't you even think about apologising for being absent from here whilst you work things out, after all you've done for us as a community you've more than earned a long time away just to take a break from things… Just say ‘hi’ once all of the affairs have been put into order, I wish you luck.