I miss my mom

A week ago my mom died of stage 4 metastic breast cancer. I can not begin to express how lost and broken I am. Im in a daze!! It took her so quickly from the hospital saying there was nothing else they could do for her. 8 days to be exact... she closed her eyes with my dad next to her at home. I can't quite comprehend it. I almost feel like I'm watching all this play out outside my own body. I was fortunate to have the best relationship with her... she was my best friend, my biggest supporter, my everything. I never took her granted. I can't seem to move from that I'll never see her again despite fantastic support from friends and family. I'm so grateful for all of it but I'm stuck at I can't see her again. I'm heartbroken.  Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance. 

  • Hi Tishgib,

    Firstly welcome to Cancer Chat and I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. No doubt this must be incredibly tough and raw. Try to let your feelings play out and I should imagine you will feel a range of emotions, and everyone's experience with grief is always a little different and their own.

    It's good to hear that you have support around you. Keep speaking to others where you can and keep looking after yourself too. I hope that this forum can also provide some small support to you - I know there will be others here who have been through, or are going through, something similar, so hopefully you'll receive further replies soon.

    If ever you feel you'd like to reach out for further support, the organisation Cruse has some good resources and a helpline.

    Take care and wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator