6 years since my mum died and it still hurts just as bad.

My mum died 6 years ago of breast cancer. I was 15 and It was sudden and painful, 3 weeks after we found out it might be cancer she died in my arms. I write to her on facebook ever couple of weeks telling her i miss her and what my life is like now. I still get the pain in my chest that I did when she died when i rember that she isnt here. sometimes I like to play sick games in my head where i pretend she is still alive, talking to her in my house or imagining what it would feel like to ride in the car with her beside me. Sometimes I see women that resemble her in shops and I stare at them, pretending they are her. I pretend that I am strong, that I am brave but I miss her and I am scared of living without her, even though I have for the past 6 years sometimes I remind myself that she isnt here and I feel terrifed of living without her. My dad turned to alcohol after my mum and left me, I found a lovely boyfriend but I still yearn for a parent. I tuned 21 the other week and I cried the entire day. I couldnt help but think about her missing such an important date. The thought of my wedding and the birth of my first child makes me feel sick with worry; What will I do without her and how do I carry on? 

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  • I know this post is old, but out of grief and pure desperation i've been searching the web for people who have gone through what I have and I resonate with everything you said. I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 16 and her deterioration was very quick. It felt like my life went from pure joy to pure despair within a matter of months.  It has taken me 5+ years to get over the shock and denial of my mums death and now I feel I am left with the numbing reality that my lovely mum is gone. 

    Now being in my early 20's I feel paralysed and unable to progress in life the way my peers have - I feel stuck at 16. This makes me feel like a failure and like there isn't a point in going on. It's horrible to feel so stuck. I miss my mum terribly, we did everything together, she was a truly wonderful soul. I thank God every day that I was blessed with 16 years of her. She put a lot of love into our relationship. 

    So I feel comforted knowing that I am not alone in what I feel and I too will take comfort in seeing strangers who look like my mum. These are the little things that help us get by I guess. I'm not sure if the pain of this grief will ever go away but I do hope I continue to heal and I hope you have too.

    Love to you and everyone who has lost a loved one x 

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  • I know this post is old, but out of grief and pure desperation i've been searching the web for people who have gone through what I have and I resonate with everything you said. I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was 16 and her deterioration was very quick. It felt like my life went from pure joy to pure despair within a matter of months.  It has taken me 5+ years to get over the shock and denial of my mums death and now I feel I am left with the numbing reality that my lovely mum is gone. 

    Now being in my early 20's I feel paralysed and unable to progress in life the way my peers have - I feel stuck at 16. This makes me feel like a failure and like there isn't a point in going on. It's horrible to feel so stuck. I miss my mum terribly, we did everything together, she was a truly wonderful soul. I thank God every day that I was blessed with 16 years of her. She put a lot of love into our relationship. 

    So I feel comforted knowing that I am not alone in what I feel and I too will take comfort in seeing strangers who look like my mum. These are the little things that help us get by I guess. I'm not sure if the pain of this grief will ever go away but I do hope I continue to heal and I hope you have too.

    Love to you and everyone who has lost a loved one x 

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