I’m struggling with losing my Dad

My Dad got diagnosed with Cancer in 2018. He had two operations, one live saving and he was doing really well. Out of the blue he had a brain haemorrhage due to his cancer spreading. We thought he was getting better so it was all such a shock. He lost his ability to walk and he wasn't the same after that. Lockdown caused him to detioriate and he ended up in a hospital bed at home. We had to watch him suffer for a month and there was nothing we could do to help him. I was there with my dad when he first got diagnosed and every appointment he had. I feel like I mentally went through that journey with him. I took care of him with my mum after his brain haemorrhage and everything that happened was very traumatic. I'm really struggling with everything. I lost some friends during this time too. I feel like I have no one to turn to and no one understands how I feel. I keep getting flashbacks to when he was really ill. I just am finding things really hard. 

  • Hey Kara

    I'm sorry for your loss. 

    All I can say is I lost my mum 3 months ago. She was my world and I feel like I have lost my whole purpose of living. All I see when I close my eyes is her suffering. I wake up hearing the rattle that seemed to go on for hours. I guess we have no option but to take things 1 day at a time. We have to concentrate on the here and now. I go into melt down if I think about tomorrow - all I can do is make it through the day.

    Thinking of you x