My mum passed away 22 years ago when I was 9 from leaukemia. My teen years were particulary hard with dad starting to date and I have always felt a piece of me missing. Things have got better over the years, but at the moment I am struggling with the fact that I am almost the age the mum was when she passed. I am about to out age my mum in my early 30s! It is bringing up so many emotions at the moment and I feel I have no one that can relate too it. Any way, my love to you all. The pain will always be there, but it does get easier.