I'm devastated. Mum was misdiagnosed for 7+ months and we lost her in 30 days. How can I move on, how can I laugh again, I cry daily, all memories lead to sadness and I want to remember mum with happiness xxx I miss her so much we had daily contact. I watched her get so poorly and weak being told a pulled muscle, a cracked vertebrae, something with the shoulder! All misdiagnosis.
Hi Lw13 welcome to the forums and I am so very sorry for your loss. It is very early days for you and you will smile again and laugh but it will take time and you will find yourself doing one of those things and realising that you can smile again,.
Have you considered putting all your concerns into a,letter and sending it to the Complaints department of the health trust , would that help you to process what has happened for you? Its ok to cry and its ok to feel sad you have lost your mum and mum's are very precious to us all and special people in our lives so they leave behind huge voids for us and again that's ok.
Sending some heartfelt hugs your way for now. xxx
Gail
Thank you for your reply, was lovely to have some positive thoughts to read through.
I think a lot about somehow writing it all down but had never thought about writing to the complaints department, I'm definately going to do this as I've always thought if I had some sort of acknowledgement that might give me a bit of comfort, thankyou for that suggestion.
It's 6 months to the day today and obviously hitting hard, just struggle so much without her so much has happened in this time that I'd want to share with her, I feel robbed she was taken so quickly and to me so young at only just 72 :-(
Thankyou for your response Gail it means so much xx
Lynne
Hi Lynne I'm new on this forum having being diagnosed in June this year.
Please accep6my sincere condolences for your loss. Please know you have support here, everything is raw for you right now and never ever feel guilty about how you're feeling. I say it because thromy treatment I'm actually accepting support, whatever form it comes. You will get through this.
Thankyou for your reply to my message. I am having bereavement counselling which I believe is helping me and get support from family and friends. I appreciate your reply though its lovely to know other people care even though you been diagnosed yourself
I'm so sorry about your diagnosis and I hope any treatment you receive doesn't make you too unwell. Wishing you all the best for the future I have everything crossed you can kick a.s! from this wicked disease. Strength and thoughts are with you, you've got this xxx
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