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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Madonna reveals why she's 'not afraid of death'
Caption: Madonna reveals why she's 'not afraid of death’. The singer shared a personal message on Instagram on 27 February, reflecting on her mother's passing. Madonna Louise Ciccone died in 1964 from breast cancer at age 30. ”When I was a child my mother died. Seeing her beautiful face in the open casket and kissing her red lips to say goodbye left a haunting memory.” “A deep longing. A terrible fear of abandonment. I would follow my father everywhere reminding him that if he ever died I wanted to be buried with him.” She said she became fascinated with cemeteries and saw death as the only way to be reunited with her mother. ”As life went on, I lost many people that I loved dearly and came to look at death as kind of a doorway to eternal life.” The singer revealed she "found solace visiting other people's graves" in cemeteries and "trying to connect with the souls of all the lost ones”. "I wanted to reassure them that they were not alone. None of us are.” Reflecting on her Catholic upbringing, Madonna recalled a lesson from a nun. ”'We are all married to God.' That's what sister Mary Theresa always used to say to me. 'I am the bride of Christ. I am the bride of love. This sounded so romantic to me. I imagined I could tell her all my deepest secrets.” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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