This website serves as an online community grief support organization based in Baltimore, Maryland, created by Bridget D. Gatewood after she lost her mother, Iris V. Palmer, on January 19, 2019, after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer. I Was Her Angel is for survivors of deceased mothers. That prefer peer on peer support instead of traditional grief therapy. You will be among friends, other adult orphans, who share the same heartbreaking feeling that deep pain, numbness, shock, and anguish that you can not extinguish. Regardless of your race, country, age, political affiliation, sexual orientation, culture, religion, city, or gender, all are welcome to join us on this journey of healing. We are now members of a club that no one wants to be apart of because membership requires you to lose your best friend, your mother.

No matter what the circumstance surrounding your mom’s death, this is a life-changing traumatic event. For many people who have lost their mothers, it can be a frustrating, shocking, sad time. But you need to know that you’re not alone. Find some comfort and reassurance from your new friends at I Was Her Angel. Again, this will be your one-stop on and offline support and information center to assist you and your family with the grief of losing your mother. Please don’t try to do this alone; let us be there for you during your time of need.