Tulle Mor

I recieved some bad news tonight. My mom’s cousin in Norway has been diagnosed with lung cancer which has also spread to the brain. They have only just found out and she’s in the hospital now awaiting more information on treatments and other test results. Unfortunately, so far they aren’t giving her much to hope for.
I could probably count the amount of times I have met Tulle Mor on one hand, but I’ve heard about her through stories and conversations all my life. I was very fortunate to have her and her mother (my great aunt) at our wedding last year. I can remember how she sat at our kitchen table on the morning of the wedding, watching as my mom did my hair and easing my nerves with her compliments. She always seemed to radiate with elegence and kindness. I’m very saddened by this, even though I have never been close to her. I feel most terribly for her daughter, Siv, for reasons that are obvious and for which I would rather not think nor talk about now.