mums depression

Oh dear, Passionflower. Please don't struggle along with this on your own. Your brother and sister should be told - imagine if the boot were on the other foot and how hurt you would feel?

Try and enlist the help of a Macmillan nurse; you can't (and shouldn't) do this alone.

KateG

hi kate ,my brother and sisters know about mums depression but evcerything seems to be left to me this morning iv had both mum and step dad crying im going to get onto macmillan nurse for her to drop in on them .the trouble is mum has always been a private person and is so strong willed i dont think anyone wants to go against her wishesx

Hi Passion

I just wanted to send you a hug today and to say that your mum is grieving as mines did for the loss of the life that she thought she had ahead of her. And like all grief people have to deal with it in different ways. It is unfair that you are being left to deal with this without the support of your siblings.

My mum was a very private person tooo, and never asked anyone for anything so she found it hard sometimes to share how hard this journey is. Get help from a mac nurse if you dont have one already and try to encourage your mum that some counselling may help her deal with her anger and grief. Most of all try to listen to her and gentrly persuade her to open up to you (hard I know when mums try to protect us from everything)and use your friends here  to help you deal with your own feelings.

(((BIG HUGS))) and best wishes

Sharonxx