A Mother’s First Mother’s Day Without Her Son Became a Moment She Would Never Forget

One commenter wrote:

“A mother never stops being a mother, and a child’s love never truly disappears.”

Another added:

“This made me cry. What a beautiful soul he must have been.”

While Linda admits the pain of losing her son will never fully go away, she says this Mother’s Day gave her something she desperately needed — comfort.

“For the first time since losing him,” she explained, “I felt like he was still with me.”

Now, the bouquet of white lilies sits in the center of her dining room table beside a framed photo of Ethan smiling brightly at the camera.

And although this Mother’s Day began with overwhelming grief, it ended as a memory Linda says she will carry in her heart forever.