Okay... the bit about it being 2011 was not posted originally. I only saw the first line, assumed it was very recently, like why would you post your mother had died four years ago, now?
Either way, her pain is fresher than mine, as my ma died in 1991.
Ah, Mother's Day! Don't I just love it. A trip to the cemetery...
Edit: Sorry I see it was mentioned; I just didn't read it through. My bad.