Not dealing with mums passing...

My beautiful mum passed away on the 2nd of December 2023. She fought ovarian cancer for 5 years.

In the end she had an obstructed bowel, during the last few days she wasn't eating, drinking minimal & not getting out of bed.

We called an ambulance, I helped mum sit up in bed & all she wanted to do was lay down again. Mum was feeling nauseous and being sick.

This was to be the last time she was in her own bed at home...

5 days later my son, mum's husband & I watched as mum took her last breath. 

Absolutely awful & unbelievable to watch but we wouldn't have been anywhere else. There was no way we would have left mum on her own. 

I had a month off work... my employers were so understanding... 

I know exactly what happened & I know that my mum has gone but I'm having real trouble in believing that I'll never see her again. I think that she's hiding, she's hiding from us all to see what we'll do & how we'll act.

I honestly know that she's gone but maybe deep down I don't want to believe it so that's why I think she's hiding.

I know I'm not crazy, it's just the way I feel at the moment.

Today was a bad day for me, I felt so ***.

I bought a bottle of wine, drunk that & now I have a Gin.

I don't want to harm myself, just sleep & not think about the reality...

God, this sounds like I'm losing it...

I'm not, I have support. 

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  • You’re not crazy. You are so brave. My mums bowel is obstructed and she has a tube to drain it, I don’t fully understand as I’m 18 but I somewhat understand how much it hurts. Everyone has their own ways of coping and everyone knows it’s not going to be easy for you. I’m so sorry you lost your mother, truly I am. Feel free to message me or reply here if you ever want to talk. I wish you all the best. And remember, you are brave and your mother would be so proud of you x

  • Thank you for replying HScholey...

    You are so young to be dealing with something like this, do you have someone to support you while you are there for your mum? 

    My son is 18 too. He was with mum at the end. I'm finding it very hard to make sense of what has happened myself, god knows how he is dealing with it. He was consoling me last night actually. 

    Xx

  • Honestly I don’t have much support, just my partner which I’m so grateful for, but he doesn’t understand no matter how hard he tries, my mum is the only family I have, idk my dad or his side of the family and my uncle lives in Australia and doesn’t talk to me. I don’t know how to handle it and I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong or how to make her feel better, I wish I could do something to help and save her, your son sounds so brave and I’m so glad he is helping you with your loss, I bet he’s so proud of you and how brave you are. I understand it must be hard to make sense of what’s happened to your mum, and I know nothing I say can take away your pain, but you’re doing amazing, your family must be so proud of you and I’m 100% sure you mum is, she will always be with you x

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  • Honestly I don’t have much support, just my partner which I’m so grateful for, but he doesn’t understand no matter how hard he tries, my mum is the only family I have, idk my dad or his side of the family and my uncle lives in Australia and doesn’t talk to me. I don’t know how to handle it and I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong or how to make her feel better, I wish I could do something to help and save her, your son sounds so brave and I’m so glad he is helping you with your loss, I bet he’s so proud of you and how brave you are. I understand it must be hard to make sense of what’s happened to your mum, and I know nothing I say can take away your pain, but you’re doing amazing, your family must be so proud of you and I’m 100% sure you mum is, she will always be with you x

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