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In reply to the discussion: I don't do many OP's, but considering [View all]tavalon
(27,985 posts)I'm so sorry this happened to your mother and to you. From another motherless person, I can concur, it will never be same. I know your pain, though mine is dimmed by 42 years without my mother. I actually felt a bit of envy when you said: "This woman was my best friend, my hero, and biggest fan. She was truly an amazing woman, and I'll miss her every single day."
Don't get me wrong. I don't envy the pain you are feeling. It's just that I lost my mother when I was eight years old, so I never got to find out who she really was. I know that nothing is a comfort right now, but I hope that one day, that quote will sit kindly and gently in your heart.
For now, everything you feel is the right thing to feel in the right moment and please don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It's not their grief, it is yours.