My dad passed away 1 week ago very suddenly we found out the cause of death was cancer which we were not expecting we thought his heart. I feel nothing but guilt that we didn’t know
I am so sorry for your loss and I wanted to send you our sincere condolences on behalf of the Cancer Chat team. It must be rather unsettling to find out that the cause of death was cancer when you were not aware of it and expected it to be his heart. Don't feel any guilt though about not knowing as it really isn't your fault and you couldn't have guessed he had cancer.
When we lose a loved one, we can go through a range of feelings and it can all be a little overwhelming and as you can see on our page on coping with grief, guilt is listed as one of the common feelings you might experience. It is important to know that feeling guilty is very common and not to dwell on it though I can imagine it is easier said than done.
We're thinking of you and your family during this difficult time and I just wanted you to know you are not alone and sadly so many members of our community have also lost a loved one to cancer and I hope that they will come and say hello and share their experience with you.
