Tyler Cameron shares final text message with his late mother
Tyler Cameron looks back on the last messages he shared with his late mother, Andrea Cameron.
On the occasion of the four-year anniversary of her death on Tuesday, February 27, the first Bachelor party Star wrote a letter to his mother and shared a valuable lesson he learned while grieving.
“Today is never an easy day,” Tyler, 31, wrote via Instagram. “Today marks four years since your accident and the last time we spoke. I fucking miss you. We all do. As I write this, I have a lump in my throat. You were such a light and you put that light on anyone who needed it. I could go on and on about you, but I want to use today to remind people to take their time.
Andrea passed away in February 2020 at the age of 55 after being hospitalized for what turned out to be a brain aneurysm.
Since then, Tyler has opened up about his grieving process and shared some of the wisdom he learned while grieving.
“It’s so easy to get caught up in the ways of the world,” Tyler wrote in his latest Instagram post. “Hopping from meeting to meeting, from job to job, from call to call. Work, life, and relationships can so easily pull us away from those who love us most. If we are lucky, we will get one mother and one father in this world. So when they contact you, take your time. Take the time for that meaningful phone call or text message.”
The reality star went on to post the latest messages he shared with his mother. In one text, Andrew thanked her son for the response before adding: “I love you!! So excited for you to come up. Thank you for putting up with me.”
Tyler replied, “You’re good. I just have to keep busy. Love you!”
When reflecting on the texts, the Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test Star said he sometimes took his mother for granted “when I wish I would have taken the time.”
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“I’m sharing with you my latest messages with her,” he continued. “They were short and rushed. I didn’t take the time and now I wish I could get that time back to actually call her and tell her I love her and how excited I am to see her. How excited I am to start this new dream project with you. All I ask of all of you is to take the time and call the loved ones who always have your back and always reach out to you. Your call or text will mean a lot to them and you never know when it will be your last chance to do that. We can all get better at this.”
Tyler continues to honor his mother by expanding the Andrea C. Cameron Foundation non-profit which aims to empower and inspire young leaders. This year, the reality star has a goal of awarding $250,000 in tuition assistance to 15 students.
He also hopes his pain can be a lesson for both old and new followers who can still talk to their parents.
“Call your loved ones today, you never know when it will be your last,” he wrote. “I love you mom! I love you all, call home for me.