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Can’t close my eyes : I lost my dad today

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I lost my dad today. He was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in October and told it had spread to the brain beginning of June. 

 

I don't want to close my eyes. It wasn't peaceful like I had read. It was as if he was drowning, continuously gasping for air. I'm so worried that he was in pain but we didn't know. 

 

I'm so scared that he is by himself all alone now too. We have been by his side for the last 8 weeks.

 

i feel absolutely heartbroken  

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    So sorry to hear this, we lost our mum yesterday morning to lung cancer that spread to her spine and paralysed her. She passed away 7 weeks after diagnosis so everything happened very quickly.  Are you sure your dad was gasping for breath and it wasn't the death rattle? This sounds horrendous but we were reasssured that it was all part of the process and mum wouldn't be aware. It is more distressing for their loved ones, sending warm thoughts x

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    So sorry to hear this, we lost our mum yesterday morning to lung cancer that spread to her spine and paralysed her. She passed away 7 weeks after diagnosis so everything happened very quickly.  Are you sure your dad was gasping for breath and it wasn't the death rattle? This sounds horrendous but we were reasssured that it was all part of the process and mum wouldn't be aware. It is more distressing for their loved ones, sending warm thoughts x

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