Andrew Garfield spoke to Elmo about his late mother Lynn Garfield and the “joy” she brought to loved ones in her lifetime in a viral, heartfelt clip shared by the “Sesame Street” character on Friday.

The loss of a parent is one of the most heartbreaking life events someone can go through. Andrew Garfield shared his journey of grief with Elmo on the Friday, Oct. 18 episode of Sesame Street and the clip went viral for all the right reasons.

Andrew Garfield has been very open about dealing with the grief of losing his mom to cancer in 2019. He discussed her death on The Late Show, calling it “unexpressed love,” and the topic came up again during a recent episode of Sesame Street.