To the OP, glad that you had a positive experience and wishing you all the best at what must be a very difficult time. Remember to take time to look after yourself too & push back on unreasonable travel / work demands during this time.

i have a story which I’ll post one day in which BA were very helpful & bent all the rules to get me home following a bereavement. Each time I’ve dealt with the loss of a parent I have had my faith in humanity restored by ‘random acts of kindness’ and people putting themselves out to help in a way I had not known before.