When a child loses their mom it’s an immeasurable loss as that young person tries to navigate their lives without the love, guidance and support that only a mother can give.
It’s those little reminders that have to be the hardest: the meals they prepared, the comforting words, the stories they read that serve as an everyday reminder of the love that is missing in their lives. For Isabella it was the time she shared with her mom Patricia doing her hair that she missed.
Her mom had passed away from a rare brain illness she’d battled since Isabella was three, leaving Isabella without a mom at 9 years old. Isabella’s dad Philip did the best he could but there were some things that he just couldn’t replicate like doing his daughter’s hair. Read the full story here ▶