Loss of nan

Hi all,

Sadly I lost my lovely nan in August after a 3 month battle with cancer. I looked after her a lot during this time and was there when she passed. I am not sure what I want to ask but I still feel very sad at times and find myself looking at old messages that we exchanged.  My family and I have arranged to spread her ashes soon in her favourite holiday place but I don't feel I can do it yet and get very anxious at the thought. I am still in a phase of missing her and feel a real sense of loss and even though I have experienced loss before, it feels different with looking after her and being there when she died. I just feel I need a little more time but not sure when the right time would be but I don't want to stop my family processing it either. Not sure what to do to for the best. My nans loss has been difficult to deal with and I feel like a spent alot of time after her death in autopilot and its all hit me the thought of spreading her ashes. 

  • Hi there ...

    Oh there's no right or wrong time .. don't do anything untill it feels right ... you need to process so many emotions right now .. that's my little granddaughter in my pic ... she is my world ... and I understand a nanny and granddaughter connection.. bet she's so proud of you ... 

    Just go with how you feel .. let your heart have time to heal ... and remember, she's safe in your heart now .. you carry her with you on your journey through life... that's what I hope my Emily will do .. try to remember her before cancer touched her ... coz that's how we'd want to be remembered...

    Sending you a vertual hug... Chrissie xx 

  • Thank you Chrissie, I feel so lucky to have had her for as long as I did, I had brilliant grandparents on both sides and have some great memories of them all. Your granddaughter is lovely! I think the thing I also struggle with is the fact it came from nowhere (She was a great 83, always on holiday and at bingo!!) but I guess thats how it goes sometimes! Thank you for your words I think I am going to speak to my family this week and see what we can sort!