I'm sorry for your loss....
My 60GB launch PS3 was on the point of dying, but luckily, when we moved house they left behind a slim PS3! We had already bought a 2nd as a blu-ray player, so my launch PS3 got taken out of active duty before her death and I am using a slightly newer (but still fat) as my main PS3 at the moment, but I fear it's time is coming
The worst thing is that your PS3 was only a year short of the PS4...
Are you going to be getting a super slim?