I miss my mum

My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in June  (that being her primary ) and died here at home in August. .  From diagnosis to passing it was 7 weeks. . I know one day I'll see that as a blessing but right now my head inside is screaming and going over and over all of it in my mind. . Mum got very sick on day 8 of her first cycle of chemotherapy. . She was very weak when she started chemo and I honestly in my heart thought as I watched her that day being set up a on iv that her little body wasn't up to this. . We all was petrified of the chemo but mum was petrified the oncologist would say there's no treatment. . So she saw that as a good sign. . We're all of the same belief in my family that the mind overides the body, and the mind and body connection is underestimated by oncologists. . So my sister would speak to the doctors in relation to prognosis and mum and I would concentrate on the treatment and staying positive. . Mum got sepsis and survived a 380 infection marker. . But the medicines to fight that with the chemo just obliterated her kidneys. . Every day was like being hit with a sledge hammer in the head heart and stomach. . I believed with all my heart we would have at worse another Christmas and Summer with her. . As one thing got slightly better another 3 problems arose. . Mum asked me one day if I knew something she didn't?  I didn't. . My journey all my life has been to keep no secrets and so I know by not indulging with consultants and that being my sisters job was the right thing for my mum's nervous system. . Even now although I know it was advanced into mums lymph nodes mum knew that too. . But I refuse to listen to the extent of it. . I'm so angry at I don't even know who. . The world. The doctors. The hospital . Cancer. . The trees the chair. . I'm just so as bloody angry hurt lost and heartbroken. . And I don't want to feel slightly better.   I just miss everything about mum.  And I hadn't realised how many times a day we caught up until now by the silence the no calls from her. . We moved mum from Lincolnshire to Kent in with me. . So in the house is mums things. . All her little personal things. . Her furniture. . Her clothes her laptop her fb account. . It's all here BUT no mum. . I've got her precious dog but no mum.  And all of it just breaks my heart on every other minute of every day. . 

  • Hello kkkerry and welcome to the forum.  The world is a b.....y hard place sometimes and as you  have painfully discovered there can be no obvious target to blame for when things go horribly wrong.  We can only blame "cancer" and cancer doesn't care, just tosses its head and goes on to destroy somebody else's life.  I lost my mother to cancer many years ago now and have carried the memory of her voice, the things she said to me, the things she gave me are still with me.  Her dog must miss your mum too; I always have a dog and know how they love the people who love them so I imagine you sit and talk to the dog about the mum you have lost.  If your mum died in August it is still early days and you should not expect too much from yourself.  Do anything that makes you feel at all better.  Contact a bereavement counselling service if you think it might be useful (Cruse Bereavement Care is a well-known charity 0808 808 1677).  I am attaching some information about Coping with Grief from this website which may be helpful to you also.  Also, please keep coming back to chat here if this helps you at all.  Best wishes.  Annie

    www.cancerresearchuk.org/.../coping-with-grief

  • Hello .. I'm sorry I missed this so THANK YOU so much for your reply. I'm struggling right now but I start with some councilling on Tuesday .. Your kindness is overwhelming thank you 

  • No problem; I am pleased you are starting some counselling; best wishes to you.  Annie

  • Hello i feel for you cancer is awful and affects everyone differently, i feel your pain. Lost my dad aug this year. It is perfectly mormal so im told to have all these feelings, ive been told force cancer support are really good. Im going to give it a try i cant stand the pain and anger. Try to think of the happy times people say time heals and gets easier to live with, i guess its going to be a day by day progression i try to keep busy. Thinking of you take care xx