Lana Condor Shares Sheer Devastation in Heartfelt Tribute After Moms Death

Lana Condor expresses her "utter devastation" in a touching tribute following the passing of her mother.

The news that Lana Condor's mother has passed away has been announced.

With the intention of writing an emotional homage, the 27-year-old star of "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" took to Instagram on Sunday, July 28, to share a photo of herself as a little girl, accompanied by her late mother, Mary Condor, who was holding her and smiling at the camera.

In the emotional remark that accompanied the photo, Lana spoke to her "beautiful, beautiful mama" before sharing her pain and reminiscing some of the great things that her mother had given her over the course of her life.

"I'm laying here thinking about everything I want to say to you, how to put into words the sheer devastation of losing you and how it has carved me out and left me lost," the actress said in her letter. "I'm laying here thinking about everything I want to say to you."

Lana voiced her surprise and explained her mental image of Mary as being alive when she was still living.

"I can't help but believe that you plan to contact me back immediately away. It keeps running through my head that I still have you here. I want, I need, you to know that every wonderful thing I am, is because of you,” Lana wrote.

It was through your guidance that I learned how to love the planet and other people as if there were no such thing as hatred. You instilled in me the importance of constantly following my intuition and trusting my gut impulses. You showed me empathy, in a world that needs much more of it. You taught me what unconditional love and compassion is, and that both should always be our first choice.”

Continuing the sad tribute, Lana explained how much she was already grieving Mary, who died away few “days” ago.

“You infused our world with so much joy and warmth and color that I fear the sunrises will always now feel somewhat muted because you aren’t here to watch them with me, like we always loved to do,” Lana wrote.

“It’s only been a few days since I lost you, but I miss you like you’ve been gone for way longer and also like you just left. I hope you are sprinting in the wind, and have all the answers to your unending quest. I miss you with my whole spirit. I used to say ‘I love you more than you could possible ever know’ I hope now, wherever you are, that you know. You found me first, and I pray with everything that I am, that you’ll find me again. I adore you endlessly.”

Lana signed off with “Love Lanzie” and added a dove emoji to the message.

Her admirers flocked to the comments area to express words of encouragement, including her To All The Boys co-star Madeleine Arthur.

“I love you so much sister. Your mom was such a beautifully remarkable woman and will be in our hearts forever. Big hugs to you, Anthony, your Dad and Arthur,” Arthur, 27, wrote.

Other well-known individuals also conveyed their sympathies.

“Oh Lana. Sending you all of my love. I’m so,so sorry for your loss.” wrote Olivia Munn, while Kerry Washington added, “Sending love and prayers.” You may aslo read this: After Richard Simmons's Passing, Jane Fonda Expresses Her Sorrow

Along with her brother, Arthur Condor, who is three months older, Lana was adopted by Mary and her husband Bob from an orphanage in Vietnam when she was four months old.

Lana has complimented her parents for helping her in retaining links to her ethnic background.

“I’m Asian American. I grew up in a family that was not Asian at all, but my brother was Asian,” she told Allure in July 2023. “My parents did a really fantastic job of always encouraging me to know my culture and my roots and where I came from. However, I kind of grew up the way they grew up.

The To All the Boys I've Loved Before actress, 27, disclosed that her mother, Mary Condor, passed "a few days" ago in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Sunday, July 28.

Lana tweeted a flashback photo of her mother holding her hand and attached an emotional note written to "my beautiful beautiful mama" in the comments. The celebrity was a child in the shot, and she and her mom both wore gorgeous white outfits.

"I’m laying here thinking about everything I want to say to you, how to put into words the sheer devastation of losing you and how it has carved me out and left me lost," the Moonshot actress began the letter, adding that she keeps thinking that Mary went on a run to the grocery store or would call her right back.

"I keep thinking that I still have you here. I want, I need you to know that every nice thing I am, is because of you," Lana stated.

She went on to enumerate skills her mother taught her, including "how to love the world and others as if there was no such thing as hate," "to always trust my gut and run fiercely with my instincts" and "[to have] empathy, in a world that needs much more of it."

Lana stated that her mother made sure she knew what "unconditional love" and "compassion" are and advised her to always make them her "first choice."