This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.

In 2005, Ashley Ludlow got a call she'd been dreading. Her mother, Judy, who'd struggled with mental health challenges for years, had attempted suicide.

"For anyone that has lost a loved one to suicide, you know how difficult this is. All of the mixed emotions, the guilt, the sadness. There's so many complicated feelings wrapped up into it all," Ludlow said.

Judy was found unconscious and taken to the hospital, where she was put on life support. Ludlow and her family wanted to rush down to Florida to be by her side, but Hurricane Katrina was brewing and it was impossible to travel.

"I had many [phone] conversations with the

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