How do I cope with loosing my mum?

June 2018 my mum was diagnosed with lung cancer which was also in her spine. She went through 4 awful sets of chemo but always came out smiling. November 2018 my mum is told her cancer is in remission! I was thrilled. However, 2 short weeks later my mum started to deteriorate. Dizziness, vomiting and headaches. We took her to the doctors where she had some more scans which told us that she had 4 tumours on her brain. My whole life ended that day and my heart is broken beyond compare. She was given 6-8 weeks to live. It’s now been 8 weeks and my mum is struggling and I don’t think she has long left. we had to call an ambulance out to her tonight because her heart race was double what it should have been. I thought I was gonna loose her tonight and that feeling was the worst thing I’ve ever felt in my life. I told myself I was prepared for when she went to heaven but I’m not. I’m so so heartbroken and it’s so hard. I’m only 18 and the thought of my mum not being here scares the hell out of me. The fact she’s never gonna see me walking down the isle or see me have children kills me.

  • Hi Ellie, 

    I am so sorry to hear about your mother my heart truly goes out to you. I just felt I needed to reply to your post as I can feel your agony through reading your words. I went through this with my lovely mother who also had lung cancer which spread  I know how it feels to be in this horrible situation it is truly heartbreaking and soul destroying.

    All I can say is treasure every moment with your mother, she knows you are with her and this will be great comfort to her. Hug her, kiss her, hold her and tell her everything as I'm sure you already have. As hard as it try not to think of the after, live for the present moment, you will get strength from somewhere as I did when caring for my mother. 

    I believe although my mother has gone from this world she is still with me always. A mother's love can never die, how can it, it's just to strong to stop existing.

    Remember you are doing an amazing job with your mother and nothing will change that. 

    Sending you and your mother much love 

    Love Louise x x x

  • Hello EllieA123 and welcome.  I hope  you have other family members who are helping you all get through this (it sounds as though you have).  It is a hard blow to bear at any time but at  your age at a time when your life should  be opening up and your mother would be sharing it with you.  I know from when my mum died it just seemed impossible and unbearable as of course we have never experienced life without our parents.  I don't know if your mum is able - with family help - to leave a memory book for any future grandchildren.  Photos of your mum, a letter to them - if she can no longer write it herself she may be able to dictate the words to  you so they can be written down. And really anything else that would help future grandchildren to know your mum better.  For yourself, you might to look up a website called Hope Support Services which is for people in your age group who have a terminally ill parent.  Reading what is on the website may help you.  Please feel free to keep in touch here as much as you want also and we will try to help you.  Annie