Lost my dad and don’t want to carry on life without him

I lost my dad 3 days ago, I'm 32 and he was only 58, he was the most outgoing,positive, clever man and I was beyond proud to be his son. He lived life to the max, run the family engineering business and would make the most of every second! When he was diagnosed last February it hit me so hard, he tried to act strong but I could sense his fear and it killed me, we had such a strong connection. I knew I would have to run the business, which is not a walk in the park, so for the last year I've run the business at the expense of my mental health, I did it for him as it was their form of income, I'm so resentful towards it. The stress got to much and I had a breakdown, I physically couldn't take the stress. We decided it had to be sold which would take some months, it wasn't worth much at all, almost nothing. All this time he was having chemo that my brother was driving him to. He picked up in the summer, we all thought we was on a good road ! Then grandad ( his dad ) went downhill fast and last away, from cancer just before Christmas, it's all been so hard. Dad had to have a break from chemo, he was on such an intense course for liver cancer. After 6 weeks out and a trial course of emunothreapy, he went for more chemo on the Wednesday, he got sent away being to weak to have it, slept all day Thursday, I seen him Friday lunchtime and he was in bed, talking and ok in himself, still positive. Friday evening after the nurse had been he called to say me and my brother needed to go there tomorrow-Saturday- we got thee at 12.00 

me my brother, my nan and his wife lay cuddling him on his bed till he passed.  

the pain is nothing I could of imagined. Beyond heartbroken, just can't belive it, I can't sleep I can't stop crying. 
 

I have this overwealming feeling of killing my self to be with him, I just can't live life without him. Is this normal ? Each hour that passes hurts more and more because I feel like I'm Getting further away from him. 
rip dad I love you 

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  • Hi,

    Today I lost the man that I called my father. He died at home after his kidneys failed. We thankfully had time together to say goodbye and enjoy his final moments together. It has been incredibly painful. 
    You wrote that you feel like you're getting away from him, but the way I see it is that it's just our fathers' physical body that has died. Our emotional and spiritual connection is still alive. No one can ever take that from us. In every memory, in every aspect of our own personalities that we got from them, in every thought that they inspire in us, we keep that connection alive. 
    Nothing can take this connection from us, not even death. 
     

    Our fathers are in a better place, without pain. They're at peace. We will keep their legacy alive and honour them. Though they might not be with us physically, they are with us always. We can keep them with us, always. 

    May you be given comfort and peace. Sending you my love. 

     

  • Sorry to hear about your father. But that's a nice way to look at everything and I've been trying to think like that, I'm taking it a lot worse than my brother but I know I need to find strength and pull myself up. Thankyou x

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