Can't deal with the pain of losing my mum!

My mum died only two days ago, she was diagnosed in March with metastatic lung cancer, she struggled for over a year before, had a few falls and she kept putting the pain in her back to the falls, eventually doctor sent her for a CT scan and we got the bad news.. she has lasted just over 5 months and she fought till the very end.. l can't get the image out of my head of the days leading up to her death, just watching her shut down and slip away, now is haunting me.. the doctor's said that she won't be in any pain and l really hope that was true. I am struggling to cope as she was my best friend, spoke everyday and seen her all the time.. l feel lost, can't explain this pain l feel, it's just horrendous.. just want to go to an empty beach and scream.. does this pain get easier?   

  • Hi Cupcake,

     

    Really sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you, I too lost by incredibe Dad back in February to lung cancer. Such an evil disease and the way it slowly takes your loved one away is just hearbreaking. I too am looking to see if the pain gets easier, I am still struggling to come to terms with it and came to this forum seeking some enlightenment same as yourself. 

     

    I would love to be in a position to give you advice but I don't have any as I am in the same boat :(

     

    All I can say is my thoughts are with you at this terrible time. 

     

     

  • HI [@Cupcake41]‍ 

    I am very sorry to hear about your mum and everything you have been through. My mum died from pancreatic cancer in March having been diagnosed 5 weeks before. She also shut down for the last 10 days of her life and was in a great deal of pain towards the end. Speaking for myself, I can say that yes, it does get easier, although it takes time (I cried every day for the first three months after Mum's death). You will stop thinking about those last few days as time goes by, and the pain will become less as you learn to live with your new normal.