“My name is Ava Christie Brooks, and Amber was my mum. When I was tasked to write this eulogy, I was stuck. I write for a living, but this felt impossible. It felt like there weren’t enough words in any language to sum up who my mum was. As I have always done, I picked up my phone to call my mum for help. Then it hit me, my mum isn’t here anymore, and I have to figure this one out for myself. I guess now there is a lot I must learn on my own. What do I do when I have no idea what I am doing? I never imagined having to live my life without her, so there was so much I never asked. The world
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