Actress Osas Ighodaro has opened up about her mother’s death during an appearance on VJ Adams’ show Off The Top.
Osas acknowledged that the pain still comes up suddenly nearly four years after her mother’s death, but that grief is a constant presence that she has learned to manage by accepting her feelings instead of repressing them.
“I allow myself to feel what I’m feeling, then I move forward,” she said.
Osas explained that she draws strength from the belief that her struggles are temporary.
Osas said, “I haven’t cried in a while; it has almost been four years since my mum passed away and the pain never goes away.
“From time to time the emotion takes over and it can come unawares and that’s what I’m not really keen on. You could just get into the mood, and it’s a lot but I’ve learnt to allow it to take its course, brush it off and keep it moving.
“One thing that has really helped me, and I usually say this when someone loses a parent, is that this situation is temporary. Live your life the best way you can that so when your time comes to transition, you have a lot to tell your family over there.
“So I’m trying to live my life so that when I meet my mum long from now, I’d have a lot to gist about.”
Grieving the death of a mother is incredibly painful, and it’s completely natural to feel overwhelmed.
May her soul continue to rest in perfect peace.
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