Yeah, great picture. May be the only time I've ever considered how cool it would be to be that little kid from Eight is Enough!
I know how you feel. It's so tough to lose them. Her mother, Bear, died almost exactly a year before of old age. That was a very depressing time. Goldie had a horrible cancer but I kept her going as long as I thought she was comfortable doing it. I think we had some of the best times ever while she had cancer and some of the worst too.