Grief after losing my mum

In June this year my mum passed away, 10 months after her diagnosis. We were extremely close, I lived with them until last year, we went on holidays all the time, we were best friends, I told her everything and she was my rock. It has now been 2-3 months and I can't face my grief. I feel pain and I think about her all day every day. When I think about it I feel like I'm suffocating and in the run up to her passing I was having panic attacks. Now I can't seem to cry? And I don't understand why? When I do feel everything it feels horrific. I just cannot understand it as she was the nicest sweetest person in the world and did so much for everyone. I am only 30 years old and she was only 59 and I feel that we, and more importantly she, has been completely robbed. I can't get over it but I also can't cry and want to know how others felt after the death of someone they loved with all their heart? How do you cope with the suffering? Both what you feel now and how you saw them at the end? She was my favourite person in the world.

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  • I'm so so sorry to read your post, I know 2 years have passed since this post so I'm hoping this msg may still reach you. My mum has kidney cancer and today she had cryoablation and suffered a haemorrhage and is now in intensive care. She is my best friend, I also go on holidays with her and we live together atm. She is my world so I can only imagine the heartbreak you must have suffered losing her.

  • Hi,

    I hope you don't mind me replying but I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry for what you're going through. I don't think you ever get a better best friend than your mum and my heart breaks for you. Please don't give up hope. Sending prayers for you both xx

  • My Dad is a very strong person and he is getting on with things but every time I see him or. Call him which is every day he breaks down, I am sure with time it will help, it’s also nice to speak to someone who isn’t family or a friend, it really helps to here from other people going through the same x
  • And thank you to all the other people on here that keep sending such nice messages, its nice to just talk to people that have gone through or going through the same sort of thing, I dont want to speak to my Dad to much about how I am feeling as do not want to upset him xx

  • Does your dad not like talking about your mum? What I have found is it helps me to talk about my mum and dad, I suppose because I want to keep them with me but I know my sister doesn't like talking about them at all and I know my niece is desperate for her to talk about them but doesn't like to mention them in case it upsets my sister. 

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  • Does your dad not like talking about your mum? What I have found is it helps me to talk about my mum and dad, I suppose because I want to keep them with me but I know my sister doesn't like talking about them at all and I know my niece is desperate for her to talk about them but doesn't like to mention them in case it upsets my sister. 

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