My mum died 3 week ago, i have all the questions

Hi in jayne, age 44 from Shropshire, im not quite sure what i would like to say but this ias mine and my mums story, not sure iv posted in right place, sohere goes, is this normal?

Iv just lost my mum on the 14/09 to a 3 1/2 year battle of lung cancer, it was missed diagnososed on scan and ended up been unoperaple, she started her fight with a round of chemo, 20 days of intence radio followed buby  another round of chemo, she hit remission for just under a year before trialing another round of chemo, this time leading to an anaflatic shock causing heart troubles she then hit an all time rock bottom and had a stint in hospital and the hospice she managed to continue her fight and had 1 episode of immunotherapy, this was to be her last treatment she became quite poorly and just when we thought we were going to loose her she managed to pick her self back up and continuing her life, she had gone dramaticly from been an independant lady to a lady who needed help with personal hygiene a comode, wheel chair and zimmer frame, the doctors suggested she went into the hospice for this the last time, 2 days later i was holding her hand when a beautiful passing was made, i expected a struggle a horrific end and yet she didnt it was so gracefull just slipped away, i did take some picture's and at the funeral parlour which has given me pleasure to relook at,

ive cried away from family mostly, im the only one who wants to talk about her or say ooh yer my my would of done that, i feel shes gone and forgotten about by everyone else, i know shes not bit they dont want to talk about her as much as i do, i was the main person in charge of her funeral, and now thats been iv been told in should go back to work and jusy get on with life, i dont feel suicidal or upset like i was i just miss her so much like a part of me has left too, i have googled been cramated so i know what she had to go through, even what they did when she was in the funeral parlour been washed and placed in her box, i do find it intresting, i did revisit the hospice which was nice as eveyone said how well im doing and they all spoke highly of mum, they even said i can go back whenever but feel shouldn't as im taking up valuable time from others that need it there,  i have put my name down for counciling but will take up to 6 week to get in touch, my sleep is disturbed, i miss her so much like not been able to tell her my news and ring her, or visit mum and dads now its just dads,

do i need some help with tablets to chill me out? Am i normal? Will this pain ease? Should i go back to work (school with 4 year olds) will i forget her voice, looks, smell? Why is this so hard? Is itnwronf to keep googling symptoms, am i nearlly over freif or am injust starting is this the angry stage? Sorry about the grammer and spelling mistakes my mum would of called me fat thumbs over texting, any help would be grateful, before i feel like im going mad xx

  • Hi Jayne, 

    im really sorry to hear about your mum, my grandma was also a very independent woman and then the cancer just seemed to take over, it was really hard to see her so weak. I understand about crying away from everyone else it’s something that me myself just cant do, but it must make it harder when they don’t feel they want to talk about her. Everyone deals with loss in different ways, maybe they just feel like they can’t talk about her yet, which I know is hard, Im sure they haven’t forgotten her. Most of my family we’re the same but luckily my sister felt the same as I did so we would talk about it. Can you talk to your friends about her, I know maybe they won’t have as many memories to share with you like family but at least you’ll be able to talk about her like you wish to :) 

    As for people telling you to get on with your life and go back to work is good advice but don’t rush it, only go back when you feel your ready, allow your self to deal with your feelings and your grief. Counselling can take its time which is a little frustrating, but what your feeling and the lack of sleep is totally normal. It feels like a part of you is gone, it’s all you can think about and it hurts but as time goes on you do learn how to cope. It will always hurt but you just get better at coping with it I’m afraid. I haven’t forgotten my families voices or anything about them as yet, it’s been nearly 3 years so I have no doubt you will remember too. Anger was one of my first emotions I went through so I’m sorry to say there may be some more to come but like I say everyone is different. If you are worried about how your feeling maybe go to the docs and see what they say but I think maybe just surround yourself with friends for now that you can talk to about your ma and I’m sure your family will come around soon, might just take them a little longer for it to sink in. We are also here to support you in any way we can, advice, a chat, anything at all. 

    Bex xx 

  • Thank you Bex, 

    Iv had an asthma check up today and the lovely nurse spoke to me alot today about feelings and only i should decide to go back to work or not, i wish i had someone telling me the answers, but that will never happen i realise this each person is different for grieving, i left my check up not having actually been checked but with a continue as i am as far as asthma goes and advised to go back to speak to the doctors for possibly more time off, i left feeling jittery, so im guessing my feelings im Feeling are normal, im sorry for your loss too xx

  • Hi you realy need to go and see your gp for your asthma and have talk about how your feeling grief i think makes us go a bit mad for a while our emotions are all over the place and it can make you physically ill to .ime ime going to say you do get through grief i think that when you read people saying they are grieving still it dosnt mean that you feel the same now it changes slowly as we become normal again and our thought are not agony anymore you start to remwember good things you may start to smile a bit or go out with friends and forget for a while till eventualy you feel normal again you still have periods of sadness how long varies . You obviously need to talk so counciling will realy help if theres a bereavment group in your earea see how you do with that .i think i am getting over the loss of my partner much quicker because of it plus being on here ive made a chum and crissie has realy helped even thoe she has cancer herself. Sounds to me like your doing ok take no notice of people whe think you look ok thats diffrent so you carry on talking you have to care for yourself now .ime sorry your going through this it realy is the pits but you will not be like this forever .best wishs paul

  • That’s alright, I’m happy to be any help I can. That’s lovely that you could speak to someone like that and I hope it’s helped a little. We can’t tell you the answers but we can be there for you to help you figure them out. Yeh the jitteriness is normal, I usually get it anytime I’m upset but should subside after a while. Bless ya, thank you, I am alright, they’re all still with me somehow :) xx 

  • Hi Paulus.

    Hope your Christmas & New Year were ok. I wondered if Liz had made anymore 'appearances'? 
    I'm still very ill. Can hardly walk with the awful arthritic flare up & i've got bad vision in both eyes. (Iritis). So i'm on loads of painkillers & anti inflammatories. Started a new drug a month ago. I have to inject myself every other week. I'm due to have one tomorrow. Can't wait. As i'm in severe pain in my back & legs. I saw my rheumatologist on Friday. He said if i don't feel a bit better after this injection, i should go back to the old drug & get an extra drug for my eyes. So i'm not having a great start to the new year. Hope your life is improving a little. You sound like you're quite popular with the 'ladies'. I know you're not interested. But any 'adventures' on that front? I need to write about something 'light' to cheer me up!! X

  • Hello there o.dear your not having a good time ime in hospital at mo .but improving .ha i dont think ime so much pop with the ladies but at my age there are a lot less men than woman but i do prefer womens company dont worry its bad now but ime sure as wethere gets better you will just you keep your chin up c how you get on theres always a bright side its finding it lol 

  • Hi Paulus.

    Sorry you're in hospital. Glad you're improving. Hope the food isn't bad. You defo don't go to hospital for a 'rest'. The staff can be quite loud at night. When i was first ever in. A woman was driving me mad with her snoring. So i threw a few grapes at her. (They're not only good for eating!!) Good luck. X

  • Ha ha like the grape thing ye one in here a snorer hes a nice bloke but hate him with a passion when he starts ime on the mend now thoe i consider myself lucky realy .just you keep you chin up my friend shes in constant pain i dont know how she does it either but women are tougher than us men and a lot nicer