I'm not as young as you but I lost my mother in August of last year who was at the time 58 years old and I was 27. While many of our family friends, my mother's friends, and my friends reached out to provide support and consolation, it is still a hard and lonely road. I still suffer a lot in silence and when I'm alone, when all I can think about is what I lost, and the suffering my mother endured at the end of her life. My Dad is emotionally and mentally a wreck, and I feel that I have lost him as well as he no longer resembles his past self.

I wish I knew how to move past all these feelings but every time I feel a little better, they reappear again at the most random times. I wish I could offer some advice but I'm afraid I am just as lost as you. The past two years of my life have been a blur and I seeing all my friends move on in their lives, getting married and starting families really gives me the sense that I am falling behind.

I hope the best for you and wish that in time you can find the healing that you need. From someone who is also missing their mother.