On December 29 last year I got a call from a man identifying himself as Officer Brian (I never did catch his last name) from the Tucson police department, and I knew immediately why he was calling. Fortunately my sister was staying with me because I'd had a heart attack a week earlier. so I put Officer Brian on speaker phone. He told us that our brother who lived in Tucson had passed away. Our brother had been in declining health for some 20 years, so the news was sad, but not entirely unexpected.
I'm telling you this as a way of saying I understand. These things are not easy. I hope your sister and all the rest of your family rally around you. Even when a death is expected, the actual passing is a shock, I know. I can only offer this. 
Even though we don't know each other, I'll say this. I love you and I wish you well.
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