A Mother's Reflection on Loss Losing Addy has left a unique and painful void in my life. The grief I carry is intertwined with a heavy burden known as survivor's guilt. This feeling is overwhelming and confusing, often making it difficult to understand or express what I am going through. Each day, I find myself grappling with questions that haunt my thoughts: Why couldn’t I stop it? Why didn’t I see the signs? Why am I still here when she is not? These questions echo in my mind daily, shaping...

Grief is not something you get through. It is something you learn to carry. As a mother who has lost a child, I know this truth deeply. The world continues to spin, but your heart feels stuck in a place where time stretches and reshapes itself. Healing does not come in neat packages or on a schedule. Instead, it teaches you how to breathe in moments that once felt impossible. The Weight of Grief and the Pressure to Move On One of the hardest parts of grief is the pressure to be okay again....

No words can truly prepare you for the experience of losing a child. As a mother, your life revolves around them—their laughter, their voice, the way they enter a room and fill it with life. Then one day, everything changes. When I lost Addy, I didn’t just lose my daughter. I lost a part of myself, a piece of my identity, and the future I had envisioned. Grief isn’t something you “get over” it’s something you learn to live with. Some days, it feels heavy, like getting out of bed requires all...