My Mum has died

I thought I was doing ok, but it finally hit me yesterday after weeks of numbness, feeling like a zombie...

My dear Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2016 and passed away in October 2017. Her cancer has spread to her brain, and seeing her gradually lose her abilities until she could no longer walk, talk or eat was heartbreaking. She never complained once. 

I miss calling her to have a chat. I miss her laughter and our silly jokes. She has left such a gap in my life, in my children's life. Christmas went ok, we went through it. My husband is such a rock.

I think I was in denial. I have been so angry as well. Bitter even, which I hate. I don't like chit chat anymore. Losing someone is so isolating. Friends avoiding you as they don't know what to say. 

I feel totally lost and so lonely, even when I have people around me. It's true what they say, that you have to go through it to understand.

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  • I'm so sorry for your loss. 

    In some ways I can relate to what you have put. I know friends find it hard to talk to you and they always do try and fight the right words to say, but there isn't any words to say. But at the same time you just don't want to feel alone. That's what I'm sceard of being alone when my mum dies. I know my mum says when she goes these people who will be there for me but it's not the same as your mum. Mum's always know what to say because they you inside and out. How do you adjust to the little things that become the big things like your mum jokeing  laughing picking up the phone just dropping by for a coffee. How do you get by each day. I don't want to adjust we shouldn't of had adjust full stop our mums should be here with us. I just have a heavy heart atm. It feels like it will never heal. 

    How did you cope with the feelings as they came along, how are you know and dealing and comming to terms with everything. 

    Xxxxx

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  • I'm so sorry for your loss. 

    In some ways I can relate to what you have put. I know friends find it hard to talk to you and they always do try and fight the right words to say, but there isn't any words to say. But at the same time you just don't want to feel alone. That's what I'm sceard of being alone when my mum dies. I know my mum says when she goes these people who will be there for me but it's not the same as your mum. Mum's always know what to say because they you inside and out. How do you adjust to the little things that become the big things like your mum jokeing  laughing picking up the phone just dropping by for a coffee. How do you get by each day. I don't want to adjust we shouldn't of had adjust full stop our mums should be here with us. I just have a heavy heart atm. It feels like it will never heal. 

    How did you cope with the feelings as they came along, how are you know and dealing and comming to terms with everything. 

    Xxxxx

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