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My husband was diagnosed in October last year with liver cancer and passed away in May. Some days is a struggle and others not so bad. Our youngest daughter birthday was 3 days after his passing our wedding anniversary a few weeks and my eldest daughters 18th birthday. I just feel sad that he’s missed all these special times and he’d have loved it all. I have family that are great and others not so great, my own mother couldn’t even make an effort to come to my daughters birthday celebrations and it makes it so angry that all she ever says is you’ll get over it. This is something I will not get over watching my husband suffer in pain even though the hospital staff did all they could. It’s upsetting to think he’s not here to enjoy all the things we’d planned to do in the future.

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  • My husband died on 18 January 2018. He was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. He died with 2 months. Yesterday on the 14 February was his birthday. It's 2 years since he passed away but it is still very difficult for me. It still feel fresh. I d cry some times. But I have to be strong for our 7 year old daughter. 

  • Hi ime so sorry its so hard i know . I think in certain ways we never get over it just learn to live with it we realy have no choice ime a guy and have to admit at times it hits me and flattens me i come on in the hope i can give a bit of support .may i ask did you have any counciling it does help especialy as months go by and the world goes back to normal but we are still hurting at least you get to talk about things in my case i contacted the hospice as they deal with loss every day and and that hour a week was a lifeline because for us all of a sudden the life we knew ends and its very hard to start again its iot that long for you and its not to late .best wishs paul

  • Hi Paul 

    I did got a little bit of counselling from Macmillan and now I am getting counselling from the University. 

    It is still very hard.. There are times where I don't even feel like getting up at all. 

  • Yes for some time there dosnt seem much point getting up but it will get easier glad at least you have a counciler to talk to one day the sun will shine and life will have a meaning again its just a question of hanging in there .paul

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