Losing a young adult son to cancer

My wonderful son Edward died aged 23 from a ridiculously rare cancer that was non life style and not genetic.

He was diagnosed in February 2014 and died November 2015.

There seems to be so much support for so many people with cancer but I feel so alone being the mum of a young adult son that I've lost. I understand that it is a small area but with all the terrible things we went through to even be able to talk online with a mother who had no choice but to put her dying son into a hospice full of old people would help me to feel less alone.

Parents
  • I lost my son 6 weeks ago with a rare form of cancer MDS Myloid Dysplasia Syndrome, most people have never heard of it, a blood disorder, he was fit and healthy and looked after himself. He was diagnosed in April and died in September, spent the whole time in hospital, I went through it with him every day. He was In a hospice for the last 3 weeks, I go over those months and weeks and everything he went through, the image of him dying in my arms will never leave me. 

    i don't think people have any idea how it feels unless it happens to you.

     

     

  • I lost my son to cancer 4 weeks ago .the pain is unbarable I can't believe he has gone nursed him for the last year life seems so empty without him now 

Reply Children
  • Hi there, I'm so very sorry to hear about the death of your son, 4 weeks is no time at all and you will still be in shock. I am now 14 months down this road and and I'm still coming to terms with the loss of Peter.

    I hope you have some support around you, there are no words really that describe the effect this will have on your life, there is no greater loss than that of a son or daughter. Thinking of you, take things easy, a day at a time. Take care, Vera X 

  • Thank you for your reply helps to know someone else is going through this I do not know if you felt as if you were the only one going through this at any time .