Lost my dad

I lost my dad to AML, acute myeloid leukaemia  in June 2020.

He died after a short battle we didn't know how ill he was and neither did he, he went in with a chest infection,he was diagnosed and died 10 days later on my sons birthday. My mum was with him.
They were together for 59 years. He got the diagnosis on their 57th wedding anniversary.

 I cannot believe that he has gone, it's just like he has gone to the shops or I just haven't seen him for a bit.

my mum is the same, she doesn't want to believe he is actually gone, but knows that he has, and is getting on with things. my brother and sisters are grieving for him differently to mum and me, and I feel bad that I'm not crying and grieving as they are.

I have so many lovely memories of our family life, and feel incredibly sad for my mum , they had a 10 year plan to travel around Europe and now he is gone.

I loved my dad, but I'm worried that I don't feel sad enough, what is wrong with me ? 

  • Hi there...

    So so sorry your going through this heartbraking time at the moment.... I've lost so many in my life and the one thing I've learned is we can grieve differently for each one ... there is no right or wrong way to grieve ... I was so close to my mum ... yet found I felt at piece ... like she was telling me she's o.k now .. 

    Now we have one thing in common ... I lost my amazing granddaughter to acute myeloid leukaemia a couple of months ago ... after 7 months of chemo , radiotherapy andstem cell transplant.... she was 18 ... the record she always played was "good times" by all time low ... if you get a chance please listen to it .. the meaning of the song is ... DONT FORGET THE GOOD TIMES"  l play it most days on my alexa ... 

    You had so many years of memories with your dad ( though it's never enough) but I'm pretty sure as a nan going through my cancer journey.... that's what I want my loved ones to remember as would my Jess and I'm sure your dad ... please remember it's not how much you cry shows how much you loved them .. it's doing things to still make them proud ... being kind .. laughing ... remembering them with a smile ..

    Like you we all have to somehow get through Xmas... cancer would love us to cry all the way through and stay sad ... I recon we should put two fingers up to cancer... and have our Xmas and yet take them with us by raising a glass .. and looking up ... and saying I'm thinking of you today ... and you know that's what I'd want ... and think they'd have a little smile looking down .. and I'm sending you a vertual hug.. chrissie xx