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tiredmum
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I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone on this wonderful site, not sure I would have got through Christmas without you all on here, the support given to everyone is wonderful xxx

We are doing the best we can here, not easy at anytime of year but when Bank holidays are also there to contend with it seems harder, my son has now arranged his dads funeral for the 12th of January which was the earliest date he could secure. I am keeping an eye on my son as he is very quiet today but that is to be expected, have told him I am here 24/7 if he needs to talk or just needs anything, he wants to do a speech at the funeral so is thinking about that, he has also decided on family flowers only and donations to Cancer Research.

It will be my birthday on the 13th January so going to ignore it this year, no one will be in any mood to celebrate so soon after the funeral.

I wish you all a peaceful evening xxx

  • Hi tiredmum, 

    Christmas can always be a difficult time of year and I'm glad that the Cancer Chat community has been able to help you through it. I'm sure your son appreciates you being there for him and I'm sure when the time comes he will open up and come to you for support and guidance. I'm sorry the funeral is the day before your birthday and I know you said you're going to ignore it but I just wanted to wish you an early happy birthday for when the time comes.

    Do come back and let us know how you and your son are getting on and how the funeral goes.

    Best wishes to you both, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Offline in reply to Moderator Steph

    Hi everyone

    We managed to get through the funeral, it was a lovely service and lots of old friends and new ones attended which helped my son a lot as he could see his dad was well thought of.

    My son reveived a letter today, thanking him for sending his dads flowers to our local hospice, what was nice was they used his dads name in the letter which didnt go unoticed by my son.

    Thank you [@steph]‍ for the kind birthday wishes, I didnt really have a birthday but I was ok with that.

    My son is quiet but is doing ok I think, he spent the day with me today we did some decorating together which was nice.

    I am off work this week, annual leave but I think its giving me too much time to think, sure this is normal and I will sort my head out in time, just still cant believe whats happened, this time last month everything was fine.

    I hope everyone on here is doing as well as they can xxx

     

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