My boyfriend of two years broke up with me out of the blue in June. In August, my mom was diagnosed with cancer and is now undergoing some tough chemotherapy. Yesterday, my grandma died. We got the call just as my family were on our way to a nice restaurant to celebrate my birthday.

Bad things come in threes, they say. I've never felt more vulnerable, more like the foundations of my world have been ripped out from beneath my feet. And I've never missed him more than at these moments where I just feel like I desperately need someone to lean on.

We are still friends, but nothing more. Sometimes, I struggle with the feeling of wanting to just reach out to him and tell him all this. He knows my family quite well - he's practically a family friend. But I know he no longer fills the role of confidante in my life. I have to learn to stand on my own. I guess, if anything, every tragedy I push through helps me to get stronger and puts life into perspective. Dealing with a breakup is nothing compared to dealing with illness and death.
user
Life is hard,
assistant
My boyfriend of two years broke up with me out of the blue in June. In August, my mom was diagnosed with cancer and is now undergoing some tough chemotherapy. Yesterday, my grandma died. We got the call just as my family were on our way to a nice restaurant to celebrate my birthday.

Bad things come in threes, they say. I've never felt more vulnerable, more like the foundations of my world have been ripped out from beneath my feet. And I've never missed him more than at these moments where I just feel like I desperately need someone to lean on.

We are still friends, but nothing more. Sometimes, I struggle with the feeling of wanting to just reach out to him and tell him all this. He knows my family quite well - he's practically a family friend. But I know he no longer fills the role of confidante in my life. I have to learn to stand on my own. I guess, if anything, every tragedy I push through helps me to get stronger and puts life into perspective. Dealing with a breakup is nothing compared to dealing with illness and death.
user
In three months,
assistant