Andrea Burke

I started watching this show at the beginning and got hooked every step of the way ..to my pleasant surprise my youngest daughter also was enjoying the series and one day we started watching and reviewing it together which was the way we started getting to know each other again after she went to stay with my parents 400 miles away at the age of 9 and we werent able to see each other as much and I selfishly and ignorantly was not available to even call her for extended periods of time,When she turned 14 and was able to legally make her own decisions she started messaging me back after many attempts of me reaching out w no reply which is understandable.So we built on this and started rebuilding our bond which was the thing that saved my life and got me clean. One horrible day the 8th of Oct 2016 my daughter just 2 weeks after her 17th birthday was driving 2 school an hour and a half away on a Saturday which was the last day of the week for cosmetology school went off the road and left us instantly. I tried again awhile after she was gone and just couldnt get thru an episode w out a myriad of emotions and then anger and the realization this is my reality now. Recently after 6 years of trying I just picked a episode and thought maybe if I started back at a different spot it may be easier because I really wanted to conquer the negativity because it was so dear to us .I started in the middle of season 13 and immediately was filled w so many familiar emotions I felt her with me and was able to enjoy that even for a brief time it was her and me again. Then the last episode of season 13 happened and Ty fell and Amy grieved in a way that I felt every step of it as she was going thru it and she helped me understand and cope in a way that I never thought I would be able to again. And then theres her amazing grandfather who shared what he went thru losing his dear Lyndy.I have felt so alone .I dont have the priveledge of having a grandfather like that but he makes a girl feel like hes there for her too and he is the example of what a real man is and should be loving protector and the biggest heart for his whole family and extended us the viewers. Thank you so much for this show . I could go on and on about this show and the characters but I have to now go pick my 7 year old granddaughter up from school which I have the honor to be trusted now so I can be present in her life as well as my childrens and other 9 grandchilldren ..we all slip and are not perfect but then something beyond our comprehension be it a show or a hobby or anything that makes us want to live again happens and we start to heal so I just wanted to reach out and share my story about what Heartland means to me and how grateful I am for it ..Thank you and be well

That was an encredibly inspiring movie ..and the fact that it's based from a true story makes it all the better !! Watch it w your family..