CELEBRATING HER MOM CELEBRATING HER MOM

I watched my mom, Queen Esther Baxter, with a 5th grade education raise my brother and I after my dad died in a horrific construction accident when I was 5 years ago.

She showed up for us each day in spite of her severe depression. When I was 17 years old, I noticed her challenges of dealing with mental illness.

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Each day she pushed through a cruel world to fight through an illness she couldn’t control even with medicine. I lost her to choking aspiration over a decade ago. I learned through her resilience that I am stronger than I think, self care is key, and the power of compassionate, agape, unconditional love.