Christine Schoenwald believed that she was prepared for death, as her mother had been dying for months. But when her friend, Pattie, unexpectedly passed in her sleep, Schoenwald found that she was not yet ready to mourn her friend or say goodbye.
A terminally ill mom asked for guidance on how to share her life with her newborn daughter, as she won't survive into her childhood. She received an outpouring of support and advice on Reddit from those who lost a parent young.
My mother was one of the sweetest, most supportive people I know, but she was uncomfortable with physical touch. Since I didn't get that love from my mom, I grew up always wanting 'more' in my relationships with men. That was when I realized that I had to openly express my feelings if I ever wanted to fix my relationships, especially the one between my mother and I.