Lost my one and only

Need to talk..my name is jess I'm 37 ..

.. im devastated  lost my partner  tony who was 36 to stomach cancer he passed away in my arms on 4th December  2015 ... just 2 months ago 

He was diagnosed  just 4 months before we was told he had a year and with treatment possibly longer ... we didn't get the chance to sort or arrange  or get anything  set in stone as we was gonna get over Xmas and start to deal with things. ..we was in so much shock to find out he had cancer and was gonna die that the shock took over everything  every day was hard ... 

We was ment to get married the day he died in fact it was booked for half 9 in morning but he died at 6 .. we didn't even make it ... before tony was diagnosed  we had so many plans to marry to have kids together  to travel etc.... we didn't get to do any of that... God I miss him terribly  .. I dont want to be here no more ... a part of me died the day tony died ... 

I have tried to get help from everywhere doctors friends searching constantly  on line ... I have had 3 bereavement  sessions so far no nothing seems to help i have friends  I talk to but nothing seems to help i know everyone saying it's still so early and raw  but I can't take this the pain is there all the time the tears are constant crying all the time .the feeling sick all the time the anxiety I don't sleep till about 4 or 5 only for few hours and I have horrible dreams  ... thousands  of things running through my head the guilt the anger the whats ifs etc....

I looked after my tony my love.. I was there 24 7 by his side ..took control of his Meds appointmentso everything  as he couldn't take it all in ... now I'm here and he isn't. This is cruel illness and world I just want to be with him .......... help ...

 

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  • Hi Jess, This is so terribly devastating . To loose somebody so young with so much of their life ahead of them is just so wrong! I never like to hear when they put timescales on people's life as they are usually so far out. I was told around 8 months for my dad which in fact proved to only be 3 days.  I quite believe that when a loved one passes a part of you dies too, and then there's also the part that wishes you went with them. I'm so sad that you never got to marry your lovely Tony. I'm 15 weeks into the process and have to say I got really bad at week 5. I found that until I'd processed all the questions in my own head then I couldn't move on at all. As we only had 3 days between diagnosis and passing I had so many unanswered questions and my dad wasn't here to ask anymore, it drove me mad. I've now formed my own answers that I've settled on so I don't have to keep going over old ground every night when I need to go to sleep. I think what you're going through is quite normal and the only thing that will help is time passing. Have you got any hobbies you can throw yourself into to help you have a little clear time in your head. I have to say I found this forum at around the same time as you in my grieving process and it's helped me quite a bit. It's made me realise I'm not alone, there are others suffering with the loss of a loved one like me. There are others that are possibly worse off than me. Some people are still on their cancer journey and fighting it. If you ever want a chat you can message me. Look after yourself. 

  • Thank you Michelle so sorry for your loss xx I'm trying to keep busy but its hard as I'm stuck in limbo can't concentrate  on anything  for longer then fewe minutes I'm looking for help all the time. ... just hate feeling like this ... I can't stop myself going into complete breakdown wherever I am in the street in shops on the bus ... I just break down morning till night I don't sleep get horrible dreams  .... 

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  • Thank you Michelle so sorry for your loss xx I'm trying to keep busy but its hard as I'm stuck in limbo can't concentrate  on anything  for longer then fewe minutes I'm looking for help all the time. ... just hate feeling like this ... I can't stop myself going into complete breakdown wherever I am in the street in shops on the bus ... I just break down morning till night I don't sleep get horrible dreams  .... 

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