Devastated

I lost my daughter of 39  on January the 25th from breast cancer which spread through her body and then to her brain. We nursed her at home the last days of her life she has left a little boy of 7. I feel life will never be the same we were very close I feel I have lost my best friend. We did have 6 years together before she passed and for this I am grateful, but the mental and physical toll was unbearable to see. What to do now I just feel lossed, I look around and people are getting it seem so unfair that my daughter had to go. Janet. 

  • Hi Janet, I just read your post and I'm so sorry to hear of yours and your families loss. I can only imagine how awful this must be for you all.. even the thought of something like that happening to one of my children upsets me so much. It's hard to know what to say in situations like this so I will just send you and you family hugs and the strength to get through this awful time xx

  • Hi there,

    I'm sorry to hear your loss of daughter. My son ️Sunny ️ age 34, passed away on August 21, 2020 of lethal silent killer pancreatic cancer so sudden. He had so sign and symptoms. He was very health conscious, a gentle, caring, my first born child. He never smoked, no alcohol, exercising every day, working full time. We lived together. It's heart breaking,, I'm in denial, despair,  broken. I was uncosolable , with support from family and friends, counselling took the edge of it, loss of a child is unbearable, you don't expect your child dying before you. In November I joined TCF (The Compassionate Friend) , they are very supportive, full of compassion, all bereaved mothers and fathers.  Take one step at a time, big hug to you.

    Ash

    Sunny's mum xx

  • I am so sorry to hear of your loss that's just not fair . It heartbreaking to lose a child we will never really recover will we . I feel like I don't want to live at the moment that's a terrible thing to say because I have a son I love and he care alot. I will be having counselling shortly from the hospice. Due to covid the funeral still hasn't take place 2nd March. Take care thank you for responding its a great comfort. Xxx

  • Hi there,

    It's too raw for you at the moment. I say the same thing I just wanted to sleep never to wake up. But I had to force myself to live for my daughter (Sunny’s younger sister) who is also grieving for her brother. They were very close, she moved only 18 months ago to Scotland with her boyfriend. I'm back to work full time (I'm A&E nurse) it's toigh, but helps me to distract my mind or else all I could think is about my son. I keep asking how? Why?? There is no answer but unexpected death of your child is just unbearable. It's so cruel, so unfair. No one understands a mother's grief unless you walk in same shoes. Please do feel free to write anytime. Pouring your pain, crying is little comfort. You can DM me. Thinking of you.

    Big hug ️ ️

    Sunny's mum xx

  • Thank you it good to talk, I felt so alone even though I know there are people like yourself out there grieving as well. I am in denial that I won't see her or hear her voice we would text ever day.

    It must be so hard for you, as living with your son and being so close he must be everywhere you look in your home so sad for you. I don't like going out at the moment, I can see mum's with there daughters having a coffee and I cry miss her so much. Xxx

     

  • Hi there,

    It's true every little thing reminds of our precious child. I miss my son's voice, laugh. He was my friend, my inspiration. It's feels so unreal. I enjoyed cooking before not anymore. My Sunny enjoyed my food and was full of appreciation all the time, hence I use to cook whatever he liked. He love travelling and trekking, Iceland was his favourite. He was writing his food journal where error he traveled, half finished diary now it's with me. I cried a lot reading his journal. He was planning to open a coffee and lunch bar in London as his best friends are in London. All his dreams and hopes and mine were shattered. It's a life time grief for us. I had my counselling with cruise bereavement, it was ok. The counsellor wasn't a bereaved mother so it's difficult what's the pain of a berea mother.

    Big hug

    Ash

    Sunny’s mum xx

     

     

     

  • Hi

    Sunny sounds a wonderful son, ambitious and had a alot to live for and a big part of your life which is a very special memory. Sad your daughter isn't closer it may of help you a little, but nothing replaces the lost of that person, their personality  there ways. I will be thinking of you.xx 

     

  • Hi Janet,

    Loss of my son is so painful. I was such an extrovert person, always busy at work, home, travelling, socialising with friends and families. Now life is meaningless, I just exist.  Nothing can replace Sunny. For every parents children are so precious, you live, hope, make plan, look forward because of your precious child. We organised beautiful funeral for Sunny with the help of my friends and  Sunny’s friends his favourite songs were played, tribute by his friends, it was beautiful yet heart breaking. We don't expect such thing for our child. It's such heartbreaking.

    Hope you get some comfort at this difficult time. Thinking of you.

    big hug 

    Ash

    Sunny's mum xx

  • Hello I'm sorry for your loss my wife that's 39 she died of breast cancer 22nd of December last year how can that happen at such a young age! I've been with my wife's mum quite a lot of the time and she is absolutely devastated obviously the same as yourself left a nine-year-old and a two-year-old! My life is crap now just existing not living