"Never did I ever thought I'd write a diary or journal but now here I am! As an eighteen-year-old who just graduated with a high GPA, and having received the praise of my mother and teachers, I can only begin this entry with mixed emotions. Whilst I enjoyed a commemorative celebration with my mom, at our local five-star restaurant, I greet you with a heavy heart. I lost her. As an only child and a never really present father, I have never felt more alone, than I do at this moment. Along with severe anxiety and trust issues, no siblings and friends to rely on, and my one and only anchor leaving me to live on as a new adult, terror grips my heart. How am I ever going to survive without my rock, my favourite person in the world?! My mother! Ah... I miss her, how I miss her...