It’s been a long long time for me growing up without a Mum, I was 11 years old ,she died suddenly , it was very very hard growing up without her loving arms around me when I needed her most during puberty, teenage years, getting married, My lovely Dad passed away when I was 15 so I was suddenly an “orphan”.
I had Aunts and Uncles around but it never made up for losing parents no matter how hard they tried ,
Thankfully I met a wonderful man who promised to take care of me , and he did and we are still married 52 years later. 3 wonderful children and 2 Grandchildren ,