Children can write end-of-life letters such as this to help their parents through the grieving process.
Dear {Parent},
I know that nothing I say will reduce the grief that you will feel after I'm gone, but I hope you will take some comfort in this letter. Above all, what I want to say to you on this page is that my life was full and beautiful, even though it was shorter than perhaps you might have wanted. I could not have been more blessed.
Do you remember how we used to {favorite memory}? That is where I have been going these past few weeks in my mind. I have been taking refuge in that memory from the present, and I have found great comfort in its warmth.
I hope that you will carve out a space for that memory in your mind, and that you will rest there when I am gone. They say no parent should outlive a child, and I cannot imagine what you will go through once I am gone. But there, in that memory, I will always be waiting for you.
You have supported me through this incredibly difficult illness, and for that I am more thankful than you could ever image. You have given me a glimpse of peace in the most trying period of my life. No {son/daughter} could ask for a better {mother/father}. Please go on and live a good life, knowing that I am finally at rest.
Your {son/daughter}
{Sender}
