Losing a parent to cancer as a teenager

Sorry haven't read all the posts so there are probably lots of similar threads but I wanted to start a new one.

In summary, I am now 47 but found out my dad had cancer when I was 16 - he died when i was 21 and I had to be strong for my mum for those years.

i have never got over it and self medicate by drinking too much.

How do you ever actually get over the loss of a parent who had died to cancer at a young age? 

I still feel cheated 26 years later!

 

 

 

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  • Hi 

    I'm 29 now and lost my mum to cancer when I was 13, I was an only child and didnt really understand at the time. I knew my mum wasnt well but didnt understand death, she was 46 when she passed. She was diagnosed when I was 3 so didnt have much of a life with a sick mum. Now I'm 29, over the past few years I've realised I didnt grieve properly and my best friend suggested forums. I dont have anyone to talk to about it as noone understands which isnt their fault. But I hurt. So much. It does not get easier with time, just easier to deal with as such. 

    I want to scream, cry so hard and shout but always hold it in as noone understands or knows what to do or say. I hate feeling alone with this feeling. Hoping others can relate to me. 

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  • Hi 

    I'm 29 now and lost my mum to cancer when I was 13, I was an only child and didnt really understand at the time. I knew my mum wasnt well but didnt understand death, she was 46 when she passed. She was diagnosed when I was 3 so didnt have much of a life with a sick mum. Now I'm 29, over the past few years I've realised I didnt grieve properly and my best friend suggested forums. I dont have anyone to talk to about it as noone understands which isnt their fault. But I hurt. So much. It does not get easier with time, just easier to deal with as such. 

    I want to scream, cry so hard and shout but always hold it in as noone understands or knows what to do or say. I hate feeling alone with this feeling. Hoping others can relate to me. 

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