How do I grieve

Hi I lost my mum three weeks ago, she was 60 she had oesophageal cancer, she fought for so long and so hard but she couldn't carry on, she had a terminal hemorage in the end which was horrific, my dad was there when it happened and called the ambulance, I had a call from my sister saying it's mum there's a lot of blood dads panicking so I tried to get there as quickly as I could within minutes she called me back saying I think she's gone so I said it's ok I'm on my way, I drove so fast I can't even remember how I got to the house when I arrived the paramedics where there, I looked at one of them and said she's gone hasn't she? To which he nodded and I knew it happened so quick and I went into carer mode I have my dad a hug whilst looking at my mum slumped in the chair , I ended up cleaning up and making sure my dad and sister didn't see my mum like that, when my sister arrived mum was in bed and I was finishing washing her face, the rest is a blur to be honest, we arranged the funeral, visited her in the chapel of rest then the funeral, my son was with me and was in pieces my dad was the other side of me in pieces, I didn't cry all I could hear was my mums voice in my head saying don't you cry don't you dare cry, so I didn't and haven't cried, I can't sleep without seeing my mum I feel numb empty and completely lost, it was so unfair for her to go like that I didn't say goodbye properly or even have a conversation with her when she was coherent and now I'm stuck in limbo with grief, I can't talk to my dad as I don't want to pile this on him and my sister the same so please someone give me some advice 

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  • Hello Angel, may I offer my condolences to you.  I felt the need to reply to your post because when my mother died of cancer, I had been her main carer, and just like you, I felt that I had to be 'the strong one' and hold everything together, while everyone around me was falling to pieces.  But my advice Angel is to cry whenever you want to.  Holding it in is not good for you, this is something that I now realise, many years later.  If you feel that your dad and your sister are not strong enough to cope with your grief, you can contact CRUSE, an organisation for people that are grieving.  You need to talk to someone mate, please let your grief come out.  Much love, Violet, xxx

  • Thankyou for replying I feel so lost my mum was the one I would of turned to, I really don't know weather I'm coming or going at the moment, I just feel so numb with everything I will reach out to CRUSE because I think I need to talk to someone who is impartial to my dad and sister, I feel guilty talking to them about my grief and it's hard to know what to do x

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  • Thankyou for replying I feel so lost my mum was the one I would of turned to, I really don't know weather I'm coming or going at the moment, I just feel so numb with everything I will reach out to CRUSE because I think I need to talk to someone who is impartial to my dad and sister, I feel guilty talking to them about my grief and it's hard to know what to do x

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