Struggling to come to terms with mums death

So... my mum recently past (14/11/19) she had stage 4 brain tumor, she was 64 well, active, young before her years She worked but since moving we noticed she started to change me and my brothers though she maybe having a mental breakdown as she had come out off a long relationship,had to sell her house and move 1 and a half hours away from an area she had lived since she was 14, at the end of october she went to stay with my brother as she started behaving even stranger my brother picked her up on the sat and by the sunday we were discussing taking her to the drs to get her checked out and see if they could help with her anxiety, my brother noticed mum had become wobbly on her feet so they went drs monday morning who sent them straight to the hospital for an mri scan for a suspected stroke, we were told monday they had found a tumor and was going to do a ct and full body mri to see what we were dealing with.

i went and saw mum tuesday and she was confused kept crying and laughing but didnt fully take in the  situation she had thought she had been in the hospital for 3 months, the day after she wasnt really talking on thurs 31 we got the news that it was untreatable and she would have months to live, by the weekend she was hard to wake refused to eat and staring into space, not talking. By monday she was unresponsive and stayed that way for 11 days when she passed.

I don't know how to cope or deal with this, my time is taken up with my 9week old baby boy and i feel normal most of the time other than emotionally eating, i seem to have a constant empty feeling inside and have noticed im eating to feel it but it doesnt work and i just can't seem to stop. I have random low moments usually at night time where i fill full of anger not for the things i didnt do, but im angry at myself because i want to bring her back, but i can't. i just don't feel like ive taken it in, my dad passed last year and i grieved straight away, and it annoys me as me and my mum where closer, we spoke every few days and i was visiting weekly, i should be crying all the time, feeling low not carrying on like nothings happened is this  even normal??? I feel like im letting my mum down for not crying or reacting correctly, i don't know if i should go to the drs for help or wait and see until after the funeral monday.

 

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated 

Kaylee

  • Hi

    What a dreadful shock for you all, I was so sorry to read your post. I lost my dad, I go through periods of feeling angry and sad. It is such a difficult time. Take one day at a time and enjoy your memories when you feel able to think about them. Wishing you all the best. 

    Nic

    By the way, I have stood in an empty field and screamed... it helped, although I probably looked like a mad woman! Xxx

  • Hello ime so sorry dont worry about how you feel i think we go through about every emotion when we lose a loved one and such a shock to they never get it right about how long we have with cancer your not alone on here we are or have been through this and we understand just get angry at this rotton disease i think for a while we are in shock main thing is to look after yourself and your baby just what your poor mum would want stay in touch with loved ones .best wishs paul

  • Hello Kaylee,

     

    I really am so sorry to hear about your Mum and Dad. Please remember that there is no right or wrong way to grieve. It is such a personal experience and it is a huge shock and trauma to go through losing a parent. It sounds like you are being strong for your baby and that makes total sense. I hope you can take the time to cry and let it out in your own time.

     

    You have just lost your Mum and it isn't long since you lost your Dad. It's a huge adjustment and you may still be in shock from losing your Mum, I felt numb for months and like I wasnt really there. I still feel like I am underwater half the time, having to relearn a new normal.

     

    You are not letting your Mum down. You were there with her and she would have known that. I'm sure your Mum was like mine and she would want you to live life to the fullest and you will eventually. You will be able to laugh and smile like you used to.

     

    Sending love and strength to you all

     

    Katie

    xxx