There will be a special bond created between Piper and Charmed fans. Piper will be traveling through a similar process of grief, denial and acceptance of her new sister. You would think that with the many times each of the Halliwell sisters have been near to death, or at it's door, they would be better prepared for the eventuality of one of their passing. Prue, in one of the older episodes, stated that the women in their ancestry had the misfortunes of dying young. Prue sacrificed herself for her sisters.
Time does heal all wounds through small steps.
So, lets not forget the fun times past, but the possibilities of greater times ahead. I will miss seeing Prue on the screen and will grief along with Piper and Phoebe, but then I will move ahead, though keeping her always in my heart. From Mary I was very touched by your editorial, and how much your words echo what I too am feeling about Prue missing. She was so very much the older sister that we all have, at least in my case. I must admit for me, it was bittersweet to watch the episode.