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Shemar Mooreis mourning the loss of his mother.
The formerCriminal Mindsstar announced the death of his mom, Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, in anemotional Instagram poston Wednesday, revealing that she passed away earlier this month. She was 76.
“Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, my mother, best friend, and partner in crime passed away Feb 8th at 76 years old…I miss her more than I ever thought possible and I don’t know how to do this life without her…but I get my STRENGTH from her and I will be OK because of HER,” he wrote. “Mama…here come that man!!!!! What I do from this day forward is for YOU!!!! I’m going to continue to LEAP and pray that the NET appears!! It was too soon…and it hurts so bad…but I know you are with me and will continue to give me strength…I love you mama.”
Along with the message, Moore posted a series of tear-filled videos, sharing photos and memories of his mother.
“I stay stunned. I am heartbroken… I don’t know life without this woman. I don’t know what to do but I will figure it out because that’s what she would want,” he said. “Everything I’ve accomplished is because of this amazing woman. My mother is gone, she ain’t here no more. But she’s here.”
While Moore said her cause of death is still unknown, the actor revealed that she suffered from heart problems. She was alsodiagnosed with multiple sclerosisin 1999.
“I’ve been [quiet] because I’ve been crying a lot,” he said. “I’ve been yelling and screaming. We had plans.”
In a second Instagram post, Moore shared a slideshow of photos and videos of his mother, set to the Celine Dion track “Because You Loved Me.”
“My Mama always said ‘I was at the front of the line when God was handing out sons’…and I always said ‘Mama, you know I cut the line to get to you!’ I love you mama,” he wrote.
Mooreopened up about his mother’s battle with multiple sclerosisin 2015, admitting he had a hard time accepting her diagnosis.
“I went through the whole denial thing for a couple of years,” he told PEOPLE. “I was like, ‘Take a couple aspirin and go to sleep…You’ll be fine. You’ll be fine. Go get a massage and slow down.'”
But after some time passed, Moore said he began to realize just how much the debilitating disease was affecting her — and what he could do to help her.
source: people.com
