Question: Dear Luise: I’m an only child my mom was all I had. I feel so alone/ I know I’m not but she gave me unconditional love and nobody has ever loved me like that. I’m so scared to be alone in this life with out her. H. Answer: Dear H.: We weren’t meant to [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am so happy I have your site. It’s been several months since the father went up to heaven and up until this time, I can still remember vividly every details of his very last day in the hospital. I really miss my father. And I feel so guilty, really guilty about his [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I lost my mother at the age of 21 to cancer. Although her illness steadily declined, she kept a fighter’s attitude and said that one day she would regain her health and all would be back to normal (which we believed in and very much supported her attitude.) There were only a couple of times when [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Today November 29th has been 1 year since my mother has passed. And I have cried every single day, sometimes it hurts so bad. I lived in Seattle and my mother lived in Maryland, and when i heard she was sick, i was trying really hard to get back to see her [...]

Question: Dear Luise: How can you not be so attached to your parents? I am in my late 30s and VERY much attached to my mom. She is older now and I am ALWAYs SOOO worried of losing her..I don’t know if I can live without her.. I really don’t think so..I am SO scared and [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I will try to keep this short because I could type forever on this. I am a 33 year old nurse and my mom became I’ll with stomach cancer that invaded her body and took her life in 9 short months. Ever since my mom and dad divorced when I was 12, [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am 23 years old and I lost my mother about a year and a half ago, but I’m still unfortunately having a difficult time dealing with it. All my life, we had been extremely close and I’ve never lost anyone that close to me. When she got diagnosed with cancer, it [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am 35 yrs old and I’ve been passing through family losses for these past four consecutive years. The last loss was the most painful. My mum passed away five months ago. It was a sudden death. She was fine with no particular illnesses. One day my dad and I just found her [...]