I liked this. Got tears in my eyes.
I did something similar for my cousin who died unexpectedly when he was 17 in 2013. I got blue, yellow, and orange balloons, put messages on them, and sent them into the sky. Blue and gold were his high school colors and orange was his favorite. The messages had my email address on them. I got one message back. I took video. I did this since I was sick and couldn't go to his funeral. Some say not to release balloons, but oh well. After I released the last balloon, I cried. Gregory (my cousin) was so young. He played volleyball. His high school all wore orange the Tuesday after he passed away. I still have pictures I look at and remember him every day.
I have bipolar. This speaks to me in so many ways. I call my husband Honey Bear so there's that, too.