# Mom's 6 Words Changed My Life > My mother's final words: 'You’re going to get through this.' - Title: Mom's 6 Words Changed My Life · BuzzFeed | Shortify - Summary: My mother's final words: 'You’re going to get through this.' After her daughter struggled with heroin addiction, the author's 95-year-old mother died but… - Keywords: heroin addiction, rehab, mother, daughter, opiate crisis, mental health, trust, family, recovery, nashville, stroke, hospital - Source: BuzzFeed — https://buzzfeed.com/annbatchelder/mom-life-changing-advice-2 - Published: 2026-11-10T04:16:03+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: heroin addiction, rehab, mother, daughter, opiate crisis, mental health, trust, family, recovery, nashville, stroke, hospital ## My mother's warning My 95-year-old mother told me her granddaughter needed hospital care for depression in Nashville. > Your granddaughter needs to go to a hospital in Nashville for her depression ## Her reaction She refused to accept my daughter's heroin addiction and said I was making a mistake. > You’re making a mistake ## My mother's background She was raised to believe women should control their children and keep their husbands. > Keep your figure to keep your husband ## My parenting efforts I drove my children to every practice, took time off work, and made sure we ate home-cooked meals five nights a week. > I drove my two children to every practice, performance, game, and match ## Daughter's struggle My daughter tried alcohol in high school and heroin in college before rehab. > She tried to ease her pain with alcohol in high school and drugs in college ## Mother's stroke My mother had a mini stroke after my daughter entered rehab, and I prepared for her death. > After my daughter had been in rehab for a month, mom had what the doctors called a mini stroke ## The call A nurse called to say my daughter had a fire accident with third-degree burns on her calf. > Your daughter’s had an accident. Her blue jeans caught fire and she has a third-degree burn on her calf ## Mother's advice She said six words that changed my life: 'You’re going to get through this.' > You’re going to get through this ## My daughter's recovery My daughter was in rehab for a month before the fire accident and needed skin grafts. > She’s been to the hospital and is resting here in the clinic now ## The hospital stay I stayed with my daughter for five days at the Vanderbilt burn unit. > At the vanderbilt burn unit, i stayed with my daughter for five days ## My daughter's secret My daughter hid pain pills to get high but admitted she was trying to save up for a high. > I thought if i saved up three doses then i could get high ## Mother's death My mother died four days after I returned from the hospital, having suffered a major stroke. > Four days later, she died ## The lesson I now give my children trust instead of control, using my mother's words as a mantra. > You’re going to get through this ## Key takeaway After her daughter struggled with heroin addiction, the author's 95-year-old mother died but gave her unconditional trust before passing.