Mom Flies To Bury Son, Breaks Down When Attendant Hands Her Note On Napkin

When a loved one passes away, it’s absolutely devastating.

Death is a hard concept to grapple with, and when someone passes away unexpectedly, it can be challenging for their friends and family to feel whole.

If a parent loses a child, though, it’s even more difficult to process.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a 7-month-old baby or a 30-year-old woman — dealing with the death of a child is almost impossible.

Most parents feel that their children should outlive them, so when they live longer than their babies, it doesn’t feel right.

Tricia Belstra has recently been thrust into the throes of grief. Her son passed away in August 2017.

The grieving mom had to fly across the country for her son’s burial, but the flight proved to be a lot more difficult than she expected.

A week after her flight, Tricia took to Facebook to explain the difficult journey, and how a caring flight attendant actually turned her whole day around.

[H/T: Love What Matters]

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Tricia shared her story on the Facebook page Love What Matters, where it quickly went viral.

Within less than 24 hours, the post had over 48,000 reactions and over 5,300 shares.

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Tricia wrote:

I couldn’t tell this story until now… I flew in on Southwest Airlines flight 1076 on August 18th. 

I was not looking or feeling good. I sat in my seat between two strangers holding a barf bag down low between my legs. 

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One of the flight attendants looked at me and asked if I was okay. 

I asked for some water and another person brought it to me. 

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