Losing my dad

My dad passed away recently after a short battle with leukaemia. I always thought he would get better and the stem cell transplant that was originally planned gave me hope that he would get better, but he passed before receiving this due to an infection.

I am only 22 and feel that I have lost a great deal of time that we should have had together. As well as this, family and friend offer me comfort telling me how proud my dad was of me, but I find that whenever someone tells me this I start to cry.

Is it normal to become more upset when someone is telling me how proud my late father was of me, as I cannot explain why it makes me cry so much?

  • Hi there ...

    So so sorry your going through this heartbraking time at the moment.... and it's even harder , you being so young ... I lost my granddaughter (18) to acute myeloid leukaemia a few months ago.... she had 7 months of chemo and radio and she did get her stem cell transplant ... sadly we lost her anyway ... 

    She had one of her favorite songs played at her last farewell ... "good times" by 'all time low'  it's a wonderful song and tells us to remember the good times ... cancer took her away from us, but she never lost her brave smile ... 

    I'm saying this to let you know your not alone .. and that stem cell transplant,  doesn't always work ... so now they will both live in our hearts now, we can take them with us .. cancer can't hurt them now ... and don't worry bout tears ... that's our hearts letting us know how much they meant ... 

    Sending a vertual hug.... Chrissie