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Loss of an adult child

Wendys1
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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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    Hi Wendy ... Oh my , in my eyes there's no pain worse on this Earth then loosing your baby ... My baby (36) got diabetes at 14 and come so close over the years to loosing him ... I still get flashbacks and every day I'm thinking and praying he keeps safe ...

    I don't know if l could get through loosing him .. but pray I'd still have part of him in his babies and brother ... When you look at your other two daughters they will have a part of her in them and l believe your daughter would want her mum to carry on for them ... Listen to your heart and hear the words she would say to you ... You knew her better then any one ... 

    I found this in my late mums keep sake book when I was feeling lost ... 

    I send you butterfly kisses... Though you don't know I'm there ....but it's me peeking round the courier ...or touching a strand of your hair ....  She will live in your heart forever ... My mum loved to see people laugh and her eyes showed how much she cared ... I bet your daughter would say go on mum , I'm right here beside you ... Sending you a big big hug chrisie

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    Hi Wendy ... Oh my , in my eyes there's no pain worse on this Earth then loosing your baby ... My baby (36) got diabetes at 14 and come so close over the years to loosing him ... I still get flashbacks and every day I'm thinking and praying he keeps safe ...

    I don't know if l could get through loosing him .. but pray I'd still have part of him in his babies and brother ... When you look at your other two daughters they will have a part of her in them and l believe your daughter would want her mum to carry on for them ... Listen to your heart and hear the words she would say to you ... You knew her better then any one ... 

    I found this in my late mums keep sake book when I was feeling lost ... 

    I send you butterfly kisses... Though you don't know I'm there ....but it's me peeking round the courier ...or touching a strand of your hair ....  She will live in your heart forever ... My mum loved to see people laugh and her eyes showed how much she cared ... I bet your daughter would say go on mum , I'm right here beside you ... Sending you a big big hug chrisie

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