My wife died of terminal cancer in March

It's difficult to write this but maybe I will feel a bit better after doing it. My wife passed away in a hospice just as lockdown began in late March. We were soulmates we met 17 years ago in March we were married at Gretna green and honeymooned in the Lake District in a Mansion and it was beautiful. We were madly in love and had two beautiful children but my wife was very poorly so she went to the doctor 7 times in 3 months but he failed to recognise the symptoms of breast cancer. Eventually after several months it was diagnosed as secondary breast cancer and terminal. The children were 5 and 3 years old and I was running a taxi business. The diagnosis was 2 years at the best with chemotherapy and drugs.
From that day everything changed. I stopped working

to care for my wife and children.

Well that was almost 7 years ago now. My wife died 5 months ago and only 5 people were allowed at the grave and no church service. The children are now 12 and10 years old. We had Mother's Day just before my wife died then my daughters birthday 2 days after the funeral followed by my sons birthday 3 weeks later. We are still numb and time continues to run but our memories and pain stay the same. The children have been home since 15th March 2020 and today is late August I really can't believe how we have coped.

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  • Hi owen1967

    Like yourself my kids are 22 and 30 years old. my wife died 6 weeks after it was diagnosed in May 2020. it was the hieght of covid19. and our GP practice would not do face to face meets, All they said  was to increase pain relief. every other day it was the same thing, we would ring for a call out, but due to covid19 it was not possible. it got to the point were she was taking 16 pain killers during the day and evening..

    Then came that conversation with the hospital MacMillan nurses after it was found she had bowel cancer. She went to a hospice while we had a hospital bed brought to the house. we looked after her till the end. I was angry annoyed, But in all honesty as time has gone by. I don't think had it been spotted a few moths earlier. there wasn't anything that could be done. Even 13 months on  I still cry, not the fact she died but it must have been like she was living in hell for the last 6 weeks.

    It feels like it's the end of your world, and like you owen you do carry on for the sake of your children. I now live on my own so often become upset. I was diagnosed with liver cancer begining of January 2020. I know whats coming my way, I'm at ease with this as I believe I will be with my wife once again.34 years we were married. and I have told my kids be happy when I'm gone. live there own life. I have three wishes  I came into this world naked and thats how I want to leave, a photo of my wife , and have my ashes scattered the same place as my wife's

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  • Hi owen1967

    Like yourself my kids are 22 and 30 years old. my wife died 6 weeks after it was diagnosed in May 2020. it was the hieght of covid19. and our GP practice would not do face to face meets, All they said  was to increase pain relief. every other day it was the same thing, we would ring for a call out, but due to covid19 it was not possible. it got to the point were she was taking 16 pain killers during the day and evening..

    Then came that conversation with the hospital MacMillan nurses after it was found she had bowel cancer. She went to a hospice while we had a hospital bed brought to the house. we looked after her till the end. I was angry annoyed, But in all honesty as time has gone by. I don't think had it been spotted a few moths earlier. there wasn't anything that could be done. Even 13 months on  I still cry, not the fact she died but it must have been like she was living in hell for the last 6 weeks.

    It feels like it's the end of your world, and like you owen you do carry on for the sake of your children. I now live on my own so often become upset. I was diagnosed with liver cancer begining of January 2020. I know whats coming my way, I'm at ease with this as I believe I will be with my wife once again.34 years we were married. and I have told my kids be happy when I'm gone. live there own life. I have three wishes  I came into this world naked and thats how I want to leave, a photo of my wife , and have my ashes scattered the same place as my wife's

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