Laura's mom had health problems ever since she was in middle school and being in and out of the hospital wasn't unusual. In high school they finally put her on hospice and she died when Laura was 18.

Laura held her grief in for many years, and 8 years later, she still struggles with feeling like sometimes her mom's death is not real.

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