Christmas was ok and we celebrated in my beautiful mum's honour and had lots of FUN. Just like she told us to and would have wanted. Of course we missed her more than words can say and we really kept her memory alive.
Now the festives have ended and I'm back home. I literally am dreading the New Year. It's my Mums Birthday on New Years Eve too. I plan to just be in my pjs and chill with my dad and hubby. I really don't want the New Year to come. I don't want a year to start that my beautiful mum won't have lived in. I know it will come and I know I will find inner strength. If this year has taught me anything it's I'm stronger than I ever knew, I cope better than I ever knew. This is the hardest thing I have ever faced. It's werid but I know I can do this because my mum raised me and gave me all these skills. I just wish she was with me. I miss her so much, it still hurts like it was yesterday. Xxx
Kate, know what you mean about the waves of grief just hitting you, as I said on another post, the big waves hit me last week. I try not to get upset in front of dad and my sister, so try to do my crying in private, It feels as though I have cried a rivers worth of tears since mum passed, I’m just pleased I can pop on here and say how I’m feeling.
Lovely cat snap of Dexter again. Hope your week goes ok and birthday wishes for your dad tomorrow Kate xx
Seem to be in writing mood - hence the posts. Will, sign off now - cup of tea waiting to be made.
Enjoy your cup of tea Sunny.
Be thinking of you next weekend for your birthday, it seems we get over one thing and then there's another one waiting for us. I hope you manage to get through it ok, as ok as you can do.
Also hope your Dad's birthday goes as well as it can do to Kate.
I know what you mean about hitting a wall Sunshine last week I had no motivation or energy at all just struggled through it. Just felt totally rundown and exhausted. Was thinking of taking a few days off work but just about managed to get through.
I pray we all have a better week ahead. My cat's name is Boris.
x x x x
Thank you for your kind words Lou. Enjoyed my cup of tea, always have to have a chocolate biscuit with my tea, I have a sweet tooth and mum did too. I know what you mean - we just seem to get over one thing and then another comes - next it will be Mother’s Day, I had avoided looking at when that was, but received an email yesterday from a company and it had the Mother’s Day date on.
Hoping that we all have a better week too. Lovely picture of Boris. Take care xx
I'm the same got to have a biscuit to dunk in your tea it's not the same without. My mother would have a cupboard full of sweet treats for my kids at the time used to drive me mad but would give anything for her to be here spoiling them rotten again.
Also dreading Mother's Day the adverts on the T.V have already started so between switching off the cancer adverts I'm switching it off for the Mother's Day advert, think it would be a better idea just to keep the T.V off full stop just no escaping it.
X x x x
Aw thanks and , for looking out for me. Just been really busy at work and, as the weeks go by, I seem to be struggling more missing Mum and feeling sorry for myself being alone. I know millions of people are alone but I’m not very good at it.
You’re all right - can’t seem to escape cancer ads and now Mother’s Day is everywhere. I was at the supermarket yesterday and there was Mother’s Day stuff at the checkout. Don’t know how I held it together.
Love Boris’ name
Have driven to the coast just to get out but it’s a tad blowy! Will venture out for a walk if the rain stops (it was hail a minute ago).
Regretting giving up biscuits for lent ️
Peace and strength for the week ahead all. Xxxx
SPu just wanted to send you a virtual hug, know it doesn't do a lot but just know we're all thinking of each other here. Missing my mother horribly as time goes on and on I just think it's longer without speaking to her.
Off out for a walk myself even though it's just started pouring just had to get out. Love walking along the coast myself.
Glad you like his name
Take care x x x
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