18-year-old Emmanuela Polidor revealed that her mother, Ketlyne Ferdinand, 34, left behind a note before taking her life on October 9.
Emmanuela said her mother gave her a purse with the note inside, which she found after her mother's death.
When I saw the note I was really hurt, because ain't nobody could be mentally prepared for a sudden death like that, especially someone you close with.
Emmanuela visited her mother the day before she died and noticed she was down. Police found Ms Ferdinand's body in an outdoor shed, leaving behind her daughter and a 12-year-old son.
Author's summary: A mother's suicide note was found by her 18-year-old daughter.