Rest in peace, sweet aunt.

We received the call yesterday afternoon, that my aunt died. She was diagnosed with stomach cancer in mid July. Hospice nurses helped with her care, and she died at home. She and my uncle had four sons...one passed away twenty or so years ago. He was the oldest grandchild on my dad's side of the family and he and I were very close. I would spend a week during Christmas vacation at his house while I was growing up. The memorial service for my aunt is next Saturday, out of state. My dad, brother, sister, aunt and uncle are flying to Florida, but I will not be going as I need to stay home and care for my mother. Someone needs to be with her at all times due to her immobility and dementia. My preference would be to attend my aunt's service and visit with my cousins. And am I resentful? Of course, but I am not going to harass my 89 year old father who is grieving and scared to death of flying. This is the third member of my family that I have lost in a month. My 59 year old cousin died unexpectedly of lung cancer, my 83 year old uncle died in late August and now my aunt on 9-11. I am of an age where the elder generation is passing away. I am staying faithful to my low carb, 1200 calorie, including 1200 mgs of calcium diet. I quickly lost 8 lbs. due to the glycogen and water, but now I am at a plateau. Been reading about weight loss plateaus, and need to up the ante on my aerobic exercise. Dieting is a challenge since my husband enjoys the expediency of quick processed meals. I enjoy cooking, so am hoping I can figure this out. But when I told my sister of the low carb thing she was horrified (think she imagined Adkins) and pointed out that my husband does most of the shopping and likes processed food. I'm not quite sure how we can blend processed food with healthy eating. The two are contradictions because of fat, sodium or carbs.