I lost my mum last month. I can’t believe it’s been a whole month. After organising the funeral and imminent things with my siblings I had to get back to ‘regular’ life but when I stop I have so much in brain and the crux of it is that I kiss my mum so much. How do I recover from the loss of my only parent? Her cancer took her so quickly neither of us had time to prepare or say goodbye. There was still so much hope, until there wasn’t. I watched her take her last breath and I can’t unsee that but I don’t regret being there. I just don’t understand how I will ever feel whole again? I kiss talking to her, spending time with her, planning things and making memories. I went to her for all my advice and I don’t know who to ask anymore. I would share happiness and worries with her. I feel so lost without her.
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