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Maddison
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I really need someone to relate to I am 26 and my mum has passed away due to melanoma that spread to her lungs. I can't get over watching her passing away and taking her last breaths. It was just horrific. Can anyone else relate? I am really suffering. I can't talk to anyone about it I get a lump in my throat and I can't speak. I miss my mum so much we was best friends. I don't understand she looked so well I didn't even know she was going to pass away so soon she went into hospital at 6am and she passed away a few hours after. They gave her some injections and that was it she was gone I just don't understand what the hell happened please someone help.

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    Hi [@Maddison]‍ 

    I just wanted to say I'm so sorry about the loss of your Mum and what you're going through right now.

    I'm 32, so a bit older than you, but I lost my Mum last month to advanced lung cancer. I can really relate to how you're feeling right now, I'm struggling to accept she's really gone and miss her terribly. I didn't know my Mum was going to pass away so soon either as she didn't seem that unwell. Only 3 days after her diagnosis, we had to phone an ambulance for her as she was feeling very breathless and she passed away that day in the hospital. I can understand she shock you're going through right now.

    I don't have much advice for you as I'm in the early stages of grief myself but I would say keep talking about it. I've found that talking about what happened to my Mum, including on this forum, has helped me process it all a bit better. Just know you're not alone and please feel free to reach out to me if you want to talk further.

    Thinking of you,

    J

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    Hi [@Maddison]‍ 

    I just wanted to say I'm so sorry about the loss of your Mum and what you're going through right now.

    I'm 32, so a bit older than you, but I lost my Mum last month to advanced lung cancer. I can really relate to how you're feeling right now, I'm struggling to accept she's really gone and miss her terribly. I didn't know my Mum was going to pass away so soon either as she didn't seem that unwell. Only 3 days after her diagnosis, we had to phone an ambulance for her as she was feeling very breathless and she passed away that day in the hospital. I can understand she shock you're going through right now.

    I don't have much advice for you as I'm in the early stages of grief myself but I would say keep talking about it. I've found that talking about what happened to my Mum, including on this forum, has helped me process it all a bit better. Just know you're not alone and please feel free to reach out to me if you want to talk further.

    Thinking of you,

    J

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