As death continues rise in Haiti one BYU Idaho student explains that losing her mother has altered her life dramatically. Lets take a look at how she is coping, and what students around campus are doing to help.

Farah Jn Baptiste with the help of her close friends remains hopeful as she continues school just one week after losing her mother.

“They say that I am strong, and I don’t know maybe I am. But I am just doing things that I don’t even think that I could. Cause I lost my mom anyway. But I know that I still have to go to class,” said Baptiste.

Farah continues to focus on school because it was her mothers wish that she gain an education.

“Sometimes I am kind of scared of myself. It’s just not me. I got to class and I do my test and I take notes but it’s not me. I think it’s just muscles memory,” said Baptiste.

Farah showed many family photos as she explained how she is coping.

Farah’s ward has been fasting, praying, and providing meals regularly. Tracy Robbins in particular identified with Farah.

“I couldn’t take it away. I realized that this scripture just came to me was you know, mourn with those that mourn and comfort those that stand in need of comfort’. That my responsibility was to mourn with her and comfort her,” said Robbins.

In Response Farah stated, “The fact that they believe in me makes me want to do more. Makes me want to keep on trying. Keep on going forward that it happened it had my Heavenly Father knows my needs.”