We can think of no pain worse than that of a mother or father not knowing the fate and whereabouts of their child.

Beth Holloway Twitty, mother of Natalee Holloway, knows this pain all too well.

Natalee Holloway disappeared May 30 in Aruba while on a high school graduation trip.

The disappearance received nationwide attention. There are many theories of what might have happened to her on that horrible night.

But the fact remains that no one, except those involved, know what happened to Natalee.

Beth Twitty is making the best of this nightmare by traveling around the country talking about precautions teens and young adults should take while on vacation.

On Friday, she spoke to more than 400 people at the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce coffee hour at the Sloan Convention Center about the disappearance of her daughter. Twitty spoke of the stonewalling by the Aruban government and police on the case and what may have happened to her daughter.

Twitty stressed how one’s rights guaranteed in our Constitution are left behind when you exit the country.

Twitty offered many safety tips young people should take when traveling out of the country.

She urged all people planning trips overseas to have their cell phones activated for international calling in case of emergencies. Twitty also urged people to not carry their passports on them while vacationing. Natalee left her passport in her hotel room, which was the only way Twitty knew her daughter never left the country.

Another suggestion Twitty had was for youngsters to travel in groups and have a plan on how to leave at the end of the night.

These are all excellent ideas and we hope everyone planning a trip in the future will follow her advice.

Twitty is a remarkable woman who has endured more than most of us can imagine. But one of the many things so impressive about her is her resolve and drive to find out the fate of her daughter and educate others about the dangers of traveling out of the country.

A thought we would like to leave everyone with is something striking Twitty said at the end of her remarks.

&#8220For the past 10 months, I have been living every parent’s nightmare,” Twitty said. &#8220It’s too late for me and my daughter, but it’s not too late for you and your sons and daughters.”