"I know she wanted me to continue doing the part and didn’t agree with my decision," the now-55-year-old told Fox News."But I was just not in a place emotionally where I could handle any more than what I was already handling. I wanted my mother to be supported and cared for. I left acting altogether, but I knew I would come back. I never felt it was over. I’m still waiting to come back. I still don’t feel like it’s over.
Wells admitted she was faced with her"own rebellion" in coping with her mother’s diagnosis. She said turning to her faith prevented her from going down a turbulent path in attempting to mask the pain she was feeling."I lived a lot of experiences I wouldn’t want people to go through but God brought me out of them all," said the actress."I feel like all of it was for a purpose so that one day, I can help others going through tough times.
"But God is my everything," she continued."I can’t find happiness or peace without him. He is really, truly my only source of comfort and joy. Anytime I’ve turned my back to that, even during the darkest of times, I’ve lost that peace and joy. [My faith is] the reason I’m alive, without a shadow of a doubt. And because of God, I know that my mother is in heaven. She is her best self and she’s happy. She is out of pain and sadness.