Losing my mum ( best friend)

I'm not sure how to start this as iv never posted on here before but here goes.

 

My mum was told she had breast cancer last year whilst I was pregant with my second daughter. After 9 months of treatment, losing her hair and breast we were given the all clear just before Xmas 2019. 

Then in Janurary my mum had a fit which she was rushed to hospital where she went for a scan. I can still rememebr like it was yesterday the look on my mums face when the doctor came round and told us the cancer had travelled to her brain and it's untreatable, she has weeks to live.  I don't think I'l ever re move that imagaine from my mind. 

It's now 8 months and I don't think she has very long left, she's sleeping alot, lost weight and now on morphine for the pain. I feel the grief started that day in hospital.  I remember going outside for some fresh air and this noise came out of no where then I realised it was coming out of me... I just fell to the floor and cryed like iv never cryed before. My mum isn't just a mum to me she's my world. She's helped me though some really differcult times and it's brought on panic attacks, nightmares and just really hard coping with day to day. I just want someone to take the pain away from her and myself. Only a hour ago I rang her to check how she was and we both started crying... She told me how scared she was and I just fell apart. I don't know how to cope, how to see any light, I just feel empty. I feel alone in this pain. I guess this is why I'm writing this post. Maybe hoping it will help me to write it down, May be someone can tell me it gets better. I just don't know how to be strong no more. I can't lose her she's my world. 

  • Sorry to hear what you are going through, I completely understand and feel your pain. My mum was 47 (five years ago) when she was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer.  The cancer has now advanced and she's got weeks to live. Her stomach is now needing to be drained every week and within 4 weeks she has gone from walking around on holiday to now in bed and struggles to get up. 

     

    Its completely devastating to see your mum being such a strong active person to then being told they have weeks left and I don't think anything can prepare you for seeing them slowly getting weaker. It's just torture. 

     

    I have a young sister who is only 16 and it breaks my heart knowing that she's going to spend a majority of her life not knowing my mum. 
     

    The advice I can give is cherish the moments you have, take as many videos/ photos and make sure you talk to people about how you feel. I know that helps me a little. X

  • Hello Jordi. 

     

    Thankyou for your reply, I'm so sorry to hear you are going though something slimiar to me. Your mum is so young too, it's heart breaking to have to watch our mum's go though this. My mum has just turned 57, I remember thinking she wouldn't make it to her birthday. Your poor sister, u must be a great supporter to her and I'm pleased she has you there for her. 

     

    Do you speak to anyone like Maria curie or cancer supporter?? I'v just started talking to a lovely lady from Maria curie, who talks to me once a week. I found this helps me as I feel so alone in this situation,it's brought on real anxiously and I just feel lost... I'm hoping there's more support groups to meet face to face but currently I don't think there is?? 

     

    This is why I wrote this post, for support and I'm thankful for your relpy. Please feel free to message me, I hope we can support each other in any way we can. 

  • Hi Gem,

     

    No I haven't actually, I will have a look into that :)

    I don't no of any face- face groups to be honest but would be good if they had them. 
     

    Where abouts are you from? 

  • I'm from Derbyshire way, how about your?? 

     

    They were really lovely, I emailed them on there website and a lady rang me back and set me up with one of there volunteers.  I just needed to talk,cry and let it all out. Family can help but sometimes I try and be the stronger one for them but then I forget about me which is why I think I have all this build up of thoughts and feelings and no where to put them. 

     

    X

  • I'm down in East Sussex :) Eastbourne. 
     

    Yeah it's so hard isn't it, I've had 5 years to digest it but doesn't make it any easier. Especially now when I know the end is coming :(

     

    I'm always here to chat:) x

  • Thankyou Jordi. 

     

    Same here for you. Xx