Confused

hi I’m not sure what I want to say or who I’m saying it to but I know everyone on here probably been through the mill at some point, three weeks ago my lovely mam who’s 83 was diagnosed pancreatic cancer it’s spread to her appendix and her tummy. We were told by a lovely nurse it would be weeks to a few short months and already I can see the end coming she’s sleeping more getting tired and has lost her appetite, she drifts off and goes very quiet just with a blank stare it’s so sad to watch this strong independent woman ebbing away, We’re all doing as much as we can and being around her but every day I go to work thinking is this the day she leaves us, I know we not going to go to months I can just see it coming quicker than I imagined and I’m scared in case she’s frightened it sounds awful but I’d rather she left us than be in horrible pain but I feel like that’s a terrible thought 

  • Hi there ...and welcome ...

    You've come to the right place ... we don't guess how someone feels, we know ... and no that is not a terrible thought .. none of us want to see our loved ones in pain ... you not wanting her to go .. just don't want her to hurt ... that's normal ..

    Your doing amazing ... just being there .. holding her hand .. she will hear you all the time, it's the last thing to go, so keep talking .. tell her all that's in your heart .. she will hear you ... she's probly getting ready to go herself ... she's looking to those who have passed before her .. her parents or loved ones .. like one day, she'll wait for you ...

    We don't loose them, they live in our hearts ... we carry them with us .. I made a memory book for my granddaughter when I go .. pictures and things we've done ... and how much I adore her .. you could one day do that for your mum, to pass on to younger generations .. so they'll know her too ..

    So don't look ahead .. live in the day .. every day is a day to make a memory ... and remember she is more then cancer ... it trys to change how we look at them .. so you get as many good memories you can .. and she will have a wonderful hand to hold, to help her on this last journey... 

    Sending you a vertual hug.... Chrissie xx

  • Thank you I try very hard not to think of another day nearer the end but to think of it as another day iv had her with me. I have more photos to fill books last year she was with me and my partner every weekend at some events or concerts and loved every minute so I have all my memories cancer will never take that away from any one.