I Was Her Angel

I Was Her Angel This online support group is for anyone who has lost a mother and need support from others that have experienced the same loss.

You will be among friends that truly care.

10/01/2025

Thank you to everyone in the Facebook page for helping maintain a politics-free space. This community was created as a place for healing and remembrance—where we come together to honor our mothers and other loved ones with respect and compassion.

Your continued support and understanding help keep this space meaningful for all. We appreciate you being here.

10/01/2025

On Being Alone

I have friends and family and they give me support. I can still do all the things I did before my loss and enjoy the social interaction.

However...after my loss I had to accept that I was no longer a couple and everyone else was. Thus I was accepted by them but on different terms. I was still made to feel welcome, but I wasn't invited to dinner where numbers had to be even. I had to accept that change.

I also made a huge effort to start new things. Some of which I still continue to do and some I do not. I see this as selecting from a buffet. I have a variety of things to join in and try. If I enjoy the activity I can continue, if not I just give it up. The choice is mine. It always has been.

Being alone is only negative if that,s how you choose to see it. It can be an opportunity to grow, develop and explore. It can be difficult and frightening, but also exciting and satisfying.

Here's the thing...in my position it was inescapable.

As time went on I had to accept that my life had changed because of my loss. It wasn’t really everyone else that changed. It was me. I had the choice to be “alone” or “lonely“. I had to learn that being alone didn’t have to mean I had to be lonely. Once I accepted the new world I was thrown into I began to find ways to create a life that would bring me some joy among the ashes of my grief.

It’s not easy to accept that life has changed.
It‘s not easy to move forward after a major loss.
It takes courage.

But if you find that courage from within, knowing that your loved one is right beside you in spirit, you'll find your way out of the loneliness that surrounds you and the world will open to you. New possibilities, new experiences and happiness that replaces sorrow. Comfort that replaces loneliness.

It takes time. Don’t be afraid. You've changed and that’s okay.

Love yourself...as much as your loved one loved you.

Gary Sturgis - Surviving Grief

10/01/2025

I lost you, Mom… but I will never lose the love you poured into me.
I was blessed to be held in your arms, guided by your wisdom, and shaped by your sacrifices. You gave me everything, even when you had so little left for yourself.

Now the world feels colder, emptier, without your laughter echoing in the rooms, without your voice reminding me I was never alone. Grief has carved a hollow place in my soul, one that will never be filled.

But even in the heaviness of missing you, I carry gratitude. Because I was loved by you, Mom. And that love will forever be my anchor, my light, my safe place in a world that feels so dark without you.

I may have lost you, but I will never stop being your child. Until we meet again, I will honor you with every breath I take, and love you with every beat of my heart.

10/01/2025

Today we pause for Remember Your Mom Day.
This flame shines for every mother we carry in memory and heart.

Their laughter, their care, their strength—these remain etched in our lives.

We cannot touch their hands, but we feel their embrace.
We cannot hear their words, but their love whispers still.

Forever in our hearts, forever missed. 🌷🕯️

09/30/2025

2750 likes, 307 comments. “I always dreamed of seeing a picture of us together. Even from when I was little, we don’t have that many together. So when I saw this trend I HAD to try it. I’m so emotional now”

09/30/2025

We don’t stop loving, 💔 we never forget,
The bond we shared is stronger yet. 🕊️
We don’t stop hurting, the tears still flow,
Through every season, high or low. 🌧️

We don’t get over, we just survive,
Carrying memories to keep you alive. 🌸
We journey forward, but never the same,
Every heartbeat still calls your name. 💔

The days go on, but you’re still near,
Living in whispers only I hear. 🌙
We carry you deep in hearts that bleed,
Holding your love in every need. 🌹

Until the moment we meet once more,
Beyond this life, on Heaven’s shore. 🕊️
We’ll hold you tight where love won’t end,
Until eternity, my dearest friend. 🌌

💔🕊️🌹🌙

— Silent Tears For You

09/30/2025

Devil couldn’t reach me, so he made me sit through a funeral I can never recover from. I will miss you always mom. 👩

09/30/2025

Two months after you left, someone asked, “What did your pet give you that nothing else could?”
I look at the collar by the door. The room answers before I do.

It wasn’t grand gestures. It was ritual.
The soft whuff at a closed door.
The hush of your breathing from the couch.
The nudge that got me outside when my mind stayed inside.

You never kept score. You didn’t need reasons.
You simply showed up—morning, evening, and the long, tired middle—until I learned to show up for my own life too.

Now the house is bigger and the hours are longer.
Still, the rituals remain: I step wide at the kitchen mat. I glance at the hook. I almost set a second bowl and smile at myself.

Maybe that’s the gift: a love that quietly trains your days to be kinder.
A path you can still follow, even when the paws are memory.

I didn’t know that was healing. But it is. And I carry it forward.

09/30/2025

When someone we love dies, their absence can feel so heavy that even saying their name out loud feels risky. People sometimes avoid it because they don’t want to make others uncomfortable, but that discomfort isn’t ours to carry. The truth is, saying their name is one of the most powerful ways to honor them. It acknowledges that they lived, that they mattered, and that their story continues through us.

We are the ones who can keep their memory alive. We are the ones who can share the moments, the lessons, and the love that they gave us. Speaking their name isn’t about holding onto the pain, it’s about holding onto the connection. It’s a reminder of their place in our hearts and in our lives, a way of ensuring they are never forgotten.

So, please, say their name. Talk about your person. Share their story whenever you need to. They may no longer be here in body, but they are still deeply present within you. And no one should ever take that from you or from me.

xo
Gabby
www.thehospiceheart.net

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I Was Her Angel is an association that serves as an online community grief support group based in Baltimore, Maryland that was created by Bridget D. Gatewood after she lost her mother Iris V. Palmer on January 19, 2019, after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

This club is for anyone who has lost a mother and needs the support and comfort of others who have lost their mothers and need a shoulder to lean or cry on or just, an open ear to listen to them during the grieving process. You will be among friends who share the same heartbreaking feeling that deep pain, numbness, shock and anguish that can’t be extinguished.

Regardless of your race, country, age, political affiliation, sexual orientation, culture, religion, city or gender all are welcome to join us on this journey of healing. We are now members of a club that no one wants to be apart of because membership requires you to lose your best friend your mother. No matter what the circumstance surrounding your mom’s death this is a life-changing traumatic event.

For many people who have lost their mothers, it can be a frustrating, shocking, sad time. But you need to know that you’re not alone. Find some comfort and reassurance from your new friends at I Was Her Angel. Again, this will be your one-stop on and offline support and information center to assist you and your family with the grief of losing your mother. Please don’t try to do this alone let us be there for you during your time of need.