I lost my mum just under 4 weeks ago. She was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in December and managed to hold out for 7 months. 
 

Reading everyone's experiences and dealings with grief has been reassuring, because this has been the most difficult 4 weeks of my life. Myself and my siblings were all present when mum passed, which I am pleased about, however unpleasant the end was. We had her funeral yesterday, and the service was beautiful. We gave mum the best send off and, whilst sad, it was a lovely day.

I had my 30th birthday last week. Initially I didn't want to celebrate without mum there. As my Aunt reminded me, mum would hate the idea of me not celebrating. In the end I had a wonderful birthday with family and friends.

More than anything, this has been my first horrific personal experience with cancer. I never realised how aggressive and how quickly it could take someone. I look back to a photo of me and my mum on Christmas Day 2020. She had just been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, but she had no pain; she didn't feel or look ill at all. 2 months later she was bed bound and relying on a concoction of drugs to keep her going. It's also made me more aware of my mortality, which isn't something I've ever worried about!

This is a horrible time, and whilst I know I will never truly get over losing my wonderful mum, I know it will get easier. As I've seen on so many posts, our mums would hate to see us cry, to see us in pain. Our mums would want us to be strong and happy; to use the wisdom and love they shared with us and enjoy our lives to their fullest! We owe her that.

I would give anything in the universe to hug my mum again and tell her I love her. I miss her more than words can say. But I speak to her often and I think of her constantly. The memories we share comfort me and her energy will always be there. 
 

Love you mum x

I lost my mum just under 4 weeks ago. She was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in December and managed to hold out for 7 months. 
 

Reading everyone's experiences and dealings with grief has been reassuring, because this has been the most difficult 4 weeks of my life. Myself and my siblings were all present when mum passed, which I am pleased about, however unpleasant the end was. We had her funeral yesterday, and the service was beautiful. We gave mum the best send off and, whilst sad, it was a lovely day.

I had my 30th birthday last week. Initially I didn't want to celebrate without mum there. As my Aunt reminded me, mum would hate the idea of me not celebrating. In the end I had a wonderful birthday with family and friends.

More than anything, this has been my first horrific personal experience with cancer. I never realised how aggressive and how quickly it could take someone. I look back to a photo of me and my mum on Christmas Day 2020. She had just been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, but she had no pain; she didn't feel or look ill at all. 2 months later she was bed bound and relying on a concoction of drugs to keep her going. It's also made me more aware of my mortality, which isn't something I've ever worried about!

This is a horrible time, and whilst I know I will never truly get over losing my wonderful mum, I know it will get easier. As I've seen on so many posts, our mums would hate to see us cry, to see us in pain. Our mums would want us to be strong and happy; to use the wisdom and love they shared with us and enjoy our lives to their fullest! We owe her that.

I would give anything in the universe to hug my mum again and tell her I love her. I miss her more than words can say. But I speak to her often and I think of her constantly. The memories we share comfort me and her energy will always be there. 
 

Love you mum x

I'm glad I've come across this post as I have really been struggling to deal with the loss of my beautiful mother and the emotions that hit me. 
we were told my mum had stage 1 endometrial cancer in June 2020, she also had kidney failure and they decided that if they started dialysis it would improve my mums fitness and they could operate and successfully remove the cancer they hoped. Her fitness never improved due to all of the health issues she had. They then decided that hormone therapy was the only option. During her routine blood checks in the renal unit they discovered elevated markers and admitted her. She was scanned and they discovered the cancer had spread to her spine, lungs, bones and liver and nothing could be done for her. We brought mum home as she wished and she passed away 16 days later. I feel like I've watched someone else's life as it was all so quick and just too horrible and heartbreaking to be real. Even now 7 weeks later I still feel like it hasn't happened and then it hits me each and every day. Life will never be the same again and I feel like my heart will never not hurt again. 
My mum was just the most amazing person and she suffered so many heartbreaking losses herself and I now can't believe we've lost her