Mother of 3 daughters…Love them very much. Married approximate 22 yrs, love him most days. Love to read. Read voraciously as a child. My mother died at 30 yrs old of a pulmonary embolism. I was 10 years old. Reading was a wonderful escape. I could go anywhere in those books. My mother taught me to read at a very young age, so I it always came easily to me. I loved my mother so very much. I still feel her loss deeply. So heart out to all who know my pain. A book that really helped me as a grownup is called Motherless Daughters—by Hope Edleman. I cried through most of it but finally felt validated that someone understood. Enough sadness! My life is mostly good. I have been mostly blessed, with a few very difficult trials thrown in. I am a registered nurse. Love people. Lovin this site. Everyone has been so kind.