["When I was a young girl, and mother of a two year old, my own mom passed away. This was a very sad time for me as I'm an only child and my father wasn't around either.", 'Uhmmnnn,that could have been really emotional for you', 'Oh yea it was.  It still bothers me. Nobody should go through that by themselves.']
I understand, I've been there too,hope your getting through?
I can recall when my mother passed away I was very alone, literally. At 20 years old and an only child, you still need your mother. My father wasn't in the picture after she passed either. So I was completely by myself with a 2 year old toddler.  Very sad time.