I don't know how to cope without my mum

My beautiful and kind mum passed away on the 5th December 2021 aged 60. Ever since that day it feels like every single fiber of my being is hurting, and calling for her to come back. 

My mum had a long and hard journey with her cancer. She was diagnosed in March 2020, the first weekend of lockdown, and she showed such incredible strength throughout it all. We had always had so much hope, even after we were told she was palliative in June 2021. I moved my wedding from July 2023 to Feb 2022 in the hopes she would be there to see it... but she didn't. 

I'm 25, an only child, and I am desperately trying to survive this ordeal, but the idea of having my wedding day in 2 months without her breaks me. I graduated 3 days after she passed and it was the hardest thing I've done.

I was with my mum when she took her last breath, and watcher her heart beat slow down. It was peaceful, but I just need her. I'll never stop needing her and I don't quite understand why it had to be her. All the things in life I wanted to share with her, like graduation, my wedding, my first child... how the hell do I do this without her?

I feel this huge emptiness, I just don't quite know how to cope...

 

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  • Hi,

    I was like u Hun. A total mess after loosing my mam. All I can say us it does get easier to cope with. Grief is a process and it takes time to heal. I found reading about loss, grief etc helps. It makes you make sense of that totally lost feeling you have. Keep your self busy.  Get in a routine of doing something every day. No matter how small. Talking is also good. I met strangers in the park whilst out walking and got chatting. It's amazing how totally strangers understand  how u feel. I got tablets to treat my anxiety which helped calm me down and relax a bit. I could not switch off, could not eat or sleep.  This did improve over time. speak to your GP.   Time is a great healer and it normal what' u r feeling now. 

    Take care

    Anne

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  • Hi,

    I was like u Hun. A total mess after loosing my mam. All I can say us it does get easier to cope with. Grief is a process and it takes time to heal. I found reading about loss, grief etc helps. It makes you make sense of that totally lost feeling you have. Keep your self busy.  Get in a routine of doing something every day. No matter how small. Talking is also good. I met strangers in the park whilst out walking and got chatting. It's amazing how totally strangers understand  how u feel. I got tablets to treat my anxiety which helped calm me down and relax a bit. I could not switch off, could not eat or sleep.  This did improve over time. speak to your GP.   Time is a great healer and it normal what' u r feeling now. 

    Take care

    Anne

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