Losing both parents early

Hi

This is my first post on here. I've just signed up as I wanted to try and see if I could connect with someone who is in the same position as I am, or has been through something similar. Four years ago both my parents got diagnosed with incurable cancer. Dad died a few months ago and mum's taken a sudden turn for the worse. I think I'm going to lose them both in the same year. I have a half sister but grew up as an only child, so feel completely alone and, as much as people around me are trying to be supportive, I just feel like they can't possibly understand what I'm going through. I'm in my early thirties and have a small child who isn't going to remember his grandma and grandad who adored him, and it breaks my heart. 

  • Hi Louise... So sorry your going through this , it's doubly sad to have both parents at the same time .. l lost both of mine in my 30s ... I know that sad part about our children missing out .. but we talk about them often and my sons are now grown but still put pictures of her holding them as babies on their face book ... We just brought her along with us, but in our hearts ...

    Now I'm on my cancer journey and I have the most magical wonderful granddaughter I could wish for .. she's just 6 and she's the one I'm so scared of leaving ... But I've been writting her a memory book since she was just 1 and I've told her of all the adventures we've had .. and putting photos in there and wrote her about her daddy when he was young ... So if I'm not around, she can look back in that book and know how much I loved her .. and told her about my mum and dad too ..

    You still have time to make more memories with your mum ..., grab it with both hands ... Just live in the day ... Tell each other all that's in your heart ... Just being there will mean more to them then you'll ever know ...  

    And even though it's so very hard, every good memory will stay in your heart forever ... Chrissie x