Mindy Kaling lost her mother, but she is sharing the most important thing that her mother said to her before she passed. Sometimes, we all need to hear something, a message or a few words of encouragement to get us through the day. Celebrities know that they have a platform to share these messages and potentially impact a lot of people.
Mindy Kaling is known for being a funny gal, but all the laughing ended when her mother passed away from pancreatic cancer. According to People, Mindy shared some advice that her mom gave her before she passed away. That advice was to “be your own best friend.”
Mindy opened up about the loss of her mother in honor of World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Even though her mom has been gone since 2012, she still recalls the pieces of advice she was given. She recalled how hearing her mom’s diagnosis was one of the toughest things she has ever gone through. She said that they did everything they could for her, but they didn’t catch the illness in time.
Romper reported that Mindy had asked her mom to give her all the advice she could before she passed away. Her mom said that the most important thing to remember was to be your own best friend. This is incredibly deep advice, and advice that a lot of people should take more seriously. It speaks to how we all need to be kind to ourselves, love ourselves, and trust that we know what is best for us.
Mindy has been doing work with pancreatic cancer and helping to support research that is going to help detect the cancer early and provide treatment for families. In a video, she spoke about how she hopes her work will allow those living today to have a chance at a life that her mother didn’t have.
Mindy’s mom, Dr. Chokalingam, was an OB/GYN in Boston, and she was described as warm, friendly, caring, and a hard worker. Mindy and her mother were incredibly close and the actress, who is also a mom, said that losing her mother was the hardest thing she has ever had to go through.
It is challenging to lose someone you love, but it serves as a reminder to everyone to appreciate every moment you have with someone and cherish them while they are here for you to do it.