Perhaps other needleworkers have handled this: my mom died and left many unfinished projects. Do y'all go ahead and finish those projects, putting aside your own, or do you put hers on the back burner waiting for a break in your or someone else's schedule, or do you just say, sorry, I'm not interested in those projects? I have a lot of emotions tied up in whatever answer I pick.
I put my mom's away until I was ready to deal with it. Mostly, I ended up salvaging the materials instead of completing hers. Different tastes and interests, in part.