Dear Joe,

I am so very sorry for the loss of your dad. Cancer can be a nasty illness and I know from experience how hard it is to watch somebody you love fade away. I lost my dad almost exactly a year ago today to prostate cancer. 

Please please come here to talk - I have found many wonderful people on here who will happily take time for you and offer you advice.

If I can give you some comfort, the pain does go away, but you need to work through your grief in your own way.

But think of your dad as he was when healthy - what he would have wanted for you and think of and remember the amazing times you had and your memories. 

Everybody takes their own time. For me, the first 3 months were the hardest, then slowly I started to celebrate and appreciate what I still had left in my life. A friend of mine took a different time to get over the loss of her dad... but I promise you, it does get easier - with time.

I am about to start my own cancer treatment in the UK in the next 3 weeks and knowing how strong my dad was through his chemo is giving me strength. I want to make him proud - I know he's watching from somewhere - even if just in my head.

Sending you strength and solace.

Emily 

Dear Joe,

I am so very sorry for the loss of your dad. Cancer can be a nasty illness and I know from experience how hard it is to watch somebody you love fade away. I lost my dad almost exactly a year ago today to prostate cancer. 

Please please come here to talk - I have found many wonderful people on here who will happily take time for you and offer you advice.

If I can give you some comfort, the pain does go away, but you need to work through your grief in your own way.

But think of your dad as he was when healthy - what he would have wanted for you and think of and remember the amazing times you had and your memories. 

Everybody takes their own time. For me, the first 3 months were the hardest, then slowly I started to celebrate and appreciate what I still had left in my life. A friend of mine took a different time to get over the loss of her dad... but I promise you, it does get easier - with time.

I am about to start my own cancer treatment in the UK in the next 3 weeks and knowing how strong my dad was through his chemo is giving me strength. I want to make him proud - I know he's watching from somewhere - even if just in my head.

Sending you strength and solace.

Emily