The loss of a mum

My god I didn't realise it would be this hard. My mum was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer like 2.5 weeks ago and she passed away Saturday. I feel like I can't breathe at times it hurts so much. I feel lost and when I watch the kids cry it kills me. I don't k ow how I will be able to go on. I miss her dearly 

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  • Hey, 

    I'm so sorry to hear about your mum, I know no matter of words anyone says will make you feel better, but it's okay for you to feel the way you are. 
    Please try not to be so hard on yourself, 2 weeks is no time at all fo grieve the loss of someone that was part of you, someone you came from. But you will be okay. 
    My mum passed away, 2 months ago today, similar to your mum, my mum passed away 7 weeks after diagnosis at the age of 55. When she first passed away, for the first few weeks, I feel suffocated with pain, I couldn't breathe at times, couldn't sleep. But as time has passed, the waves have become less frequent, they are not every single hour, of every single day. They are more spaced apart. Again, 2 months is no time to heal from someone who was my mum for 26 years, and for someone who I loved more than life itself. But it has got easier from the first few weeks. The pain isn't as intense or suffocating. But the feeling of always feeling incomplete, and missing someone never goes away, you just learn to navigate the pain. 
    I think about my mum all the time, and there's no a minute that goes by that I don't miss her and wish she was here, and the biggest thing I've learnt from this all is, it's okay to feel like that. It's okay to cry, and it's okay to miss her. 
    I hope that provides you some comfort. 
    Please go easy on yourself, you will be okay. You're coping, and you will get through it, and with time you'll look back at all the amazing memories you had with your mum. Even though she is not physically here with you, she will always be apart of you. 
     

    Sending you lots of love and prayers. Please reach out if you need a chat, you're never alone on this forum xx

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  • Hey, 

    I'm so sorry to hear about your mum, I know no matter of words anyone says will make you feel better, but it's okay for you to feel the way you are. 
    Please try not to be so hard on yourself, 2 weeks is no time at all fo grieve the loss of someone that was part of you, someone you came from. But you will be okay. 
    My mum passed away, 2 months ago today, similar to your mum, my mum passed away 7 weeks after diagnosis at the age of 55. When she first passed away, for the first few weeks, I feel suffocated with pain, I couldn't breathe at times, couldn't sleep. But as time has passed, the waves have become less frequent, they are not every single hour, of every single day. They are more spaced apart. Again, 2 months is no time to heal from someone who was my mum for 26 years, and for someone who I loved more than life itself. But it has got easier from the first few weeks. The pain isn't as intense or suffocating. But the feeling of always feeling incomplete, and missing someone never goes away, you just learn to navigate the pain. 
    I think about my mum all the time, and there's no a minute that goes by that I don't miss her and wish she was here, and the biggest thing I've learnt from this all is, it's okay to feel like that. It's okay to cry, and it's okay to miss her. 
    I hope that provides you some comfort. 
    Please go easy on yourself, you will be okay. You're coping, and you will get through it, and with time you'll look back at all the amazing memories you had with your mum. Even though she is not physically here with you, she will always be apart of you. 
     

    Sending you lots of love and prayers. Please reach out if you need a chat, you're never alone on this forum xx

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