Being vulnerable has always been my way of dealing with my grief, from the beginning. Even before I knew I was that way, I cried it out all the time. I expressed my feelings.

I thought my mom's whole purpose was to be my mom. That's how she made me feel.

I want people to think about the connection between mothers and daughters. I like the idea of continuity of life and generations.

We lose things all the time. We lose ourselves every day. We lose our minds occasionally. But it's just a part of life, loss.

If I walk into my house and something is askew, I can't do anything until I fix it. It's so burdensome to live that way.

Everything is in our cellular level. My mom's is definitely in my cellular memory.

Falling in love for the first time, and then the heartbreak of having it end, is difficult, but I don't think it would ever hurt as much as when my mother was killed in the boating accident. I feel a part of my heart has already been broken, and that place is reserved for mother.