The mum I knew
My mum was the strongest person I knew. Warm, funny, the one everyone leaned on. Then, in her late 40s, something changed.
The anxiety came first. Then sleepless nights, a fog she couldn't think through, and a low mood so deep it frightened us both. At her worst, she told me she didn't want to be here anymore. I'll never forget that conversation.
"She wasn't the mum I'd known for years. And nobody could tell us why."