A Maritime woman who is already hurting from the loss of her mother is now dealing with more heartache.
Kayla Hoolwerf’s mother died of brain cancer in March after an eight-month battle. Her passing was far more sudden than the family believed it would be.
“My dad had given her rings to me and asked me to wear them for her,” says Hoolwerf.
But Hoolwerf lost the rings at a welcome event at Dalhousie University in Halifax on Saturday.
“It sent me into a panic,” she says, “because it was like, where did she go?”
Hoolwerf says they serve as a precious reminder that her mother would always be with her.
“If I'm at work and I'm pulling things out, I see my rings there, it's like she's with me,” she says. “If I'm driving and I have my hands on the steering wheel and I make the slightest turn, I can see her rings on my finger. She's there with me.”
Hoolwerf has been calling lost and found at Dalhousie University every day since she lost the rings. She's also reaching out to pawn shops, but so far no luck.
She's hoping sharing her story will make a difference.
“It would mean more than the world to me if I could have those back and back on my finger.”
Hoolwerf says she didn't have a sister growing up, so her mom was more like a sister, even a best friend.
“Thinking about things like getting married or having a baby are especially crazy to think about, but even getting home from work and making supper and having that glass of wine without her, just the little things that are especially difficult,” says Hoolwerf.
She's hoping someone will find the rings and return them to their rightful place on her finger and in her heart.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Kayla Hounsell.
