Loss of an adult child

I lost my beautiful kind and talented daughter to stomach cancer at the age of 26 in October 2014. I see so many posts from people who have lost parents and partners to cancer but nothing from bereaved parents. I am struggling to cope with my grief I have two other daughters who need me to be strong I am divorced and am supporting a male friend who has just had his third liver resection for secondary bowel cancer. I have days like today when I can't eat or get out of bed but I have to work full time as a primary school teacher to support myself. I would love to hear from other bereaved parents who know what I am going through

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  • 6 years ago I lost my youngest daughter to lymphoma.I have 2,other daughters and they miss her also.the sadness never goes away. we talk about her all the time and remember the laughs we had she was the type of person who could make you laugh just by her being there.The grief never goes away but you do learn to live with it I hope you will also.

     

  • Hi Jeannie I am sorry for your loss you must know exactly how I am feeling I really appreciate your reply we as a family also speak about my daughter daily and do everything we can to keep her memory alive and will keep on doing so I lost a cousin when she and I were both 7 she was never spoken of after her death it was if she had never existed I understand it was my aunts way of coping but like you I want to remember Aimee for the wonderful person she was I will grieve for her for as long as I live but as you say you have to carry on thank you again for your kind words take care x

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  • Hi Jeannie I am sorry for your loss you must know exactly how I am feeling I really appreciate your reply we as a family also speak about my daughter daily and do everything we can to keep her memory alive and will keep on doing so I lost a cousin when she and I were both 7 she was never spoken of after her death it was if she had never existed I understand it was my aunts way of coping but like you I want to remember Aimee for the wonderful person she was I will grieve for her for as long as I live but as you say you have to carry on thank you again for your kind words take care x

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