When I lost a parent When I lost a parent, I lost a part of myself too, my world as I knew it changed forever and I wondered how I would ever make it through. It altered me in a million ways, an indescribable pain I had never experienced before, a grief I will always carry, for this there is no cure. But it also made me value life and those I'm lucky enough to spend time with, knowing that when it comes to material objects, there's nothing that I wouldn't give. It made me realise that life is so short, how in the blink of an eye everything can shift, that every moment is so precious and that life is truly a precious gift. Losing a parent changed me, my perspective and point of view, it changed the way I navigate life and everything I do. A loss like this effects our entire entity and everything we are, but to be able to miss someone I loved so much I count my lucky stars.