I read an article about the sad mystery of Marcia (the worst of that tragically non fiction saga took place around the time of ROTJ).
I came across it ironically when looking for stained glass dome pictures for a mockup on the wishlist thread (I've read the other articles before but this one is quite recent so it was quite a loop the loop moment especially as the OT.com petition gets a shout on the main page of his site).
http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/marcialucas.html
I hate gossip and celebrity gossip especially (though the article is much more balanced than the sort of muck raking exercise more typical of that sort of reporting).
It did and it seems still to be an utterly awful series of situations.
Separating the personal aspects from the cultural ones Marcia was a major component of the success of ANH and ESB and the friction around that time explains I think more about what happened next than some of the taller official tales.
Her vanishing off the map of cinema history is a tragic loss to the craft.
It clearly claimed a terrible toll on George.
Reading it just made me feel nothing but sympathy for everyone involved.
Back to suggestions, I had a flash of inspiration which some may find utterly dumb but I'll run it by you anyway.
It knocks into both this thread and the ROTJ one so here goes.
One of the problems with ROTS is Padme's death and there have been various suggestions kicked around like her dying later in a flow of time montage or just dying in more dignified way.
What if she dies (no giving up but she is too ill to survive and dies after giving birth) but she disappears.
A total mystery to Ben but not to Yoda who already is getting messages from beyond.
That way Leia can see her in dreams and images of her ghostly form as a little girl (evidence of her nascent Force powers).
When Luke sees his father Ben and Yoda Leia sees her Mother and father reunited (she doesn't know Ben or Yoda so doesn't see them).
Think Curse Of The Cat People.
Too wacky for the room?
I shall copy this over to the wishlist as well.