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When Amber Cavarlez was in high school and her mother died of colon cancer, she and her Filipino Catholic family went to church and lit candles every day. But, she says, \u201cAfter she passed, nothing was said about it. No one talked about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her home, she says, sadness was an \u201cinvisible subject.\u201d And when she cried at school and sought help, she received an anonymous message through Facebook that said, \u201cDon\u2019t cry at school because no one cares.\u201d<\/p>\n

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