I tell my children "I love you" every day and especially when one of us is leaving. It may be the last time and the last words they hear. A person just never knows.
I also try not to let upset or hurtful words be the last ones anyone will hear.

Yes. Every moment in life and relationships is precious, because it can all change in an instant.

Yes, my mother-in-law is back in the hospital again and we saw her yesterday. She's weak and uncomfortable, but we were able to talk.
We got home and got a phone call from a friend of the family saying that his mother had died. She had seemed to be healthier than my mother-in-law but got sick very recently.

Yes.

I doubt they felt for me how i felt for them, everyone of them that left

The hub and I tell each other that everyday just incase.

Be practical.