Hello. This is my 1st time posting on here. We lost our Mum on the 20th of August. She had been in hospital since she got her diagnosis on the 11th July 2025, to try and build her up physically for treatment (she weighed 5st due to the cancer taking 3st off her) tried everything to get the weight on but the cancer was taking it off :( on the 19th she went to sleep, slept normally through the night (she had been told there was nothing they could do so was end of life) I stayed with her. On the morning of the 20th a nurse did her bp and told me get the family here now she didn't have long. She went peacefully surrounded by her children, husband (our Dad) and her sister. We miss her terribly but we know she's in a better place now. Macmillan Nurses were fantastic with her and the family and so were the nurse's and hca's in the hospital and rehabilitation unit before she got readmitted.
I HATE cancer. I hate how it makes the patient feel and how it makes the family/friends of the patient feel watching them in pain.
We are all in shock still with how quickly she deteriorated. Got to Register her death tomorrow and I'm dreading it. I know she's not suffering anymore but we still miss her like crazy
Lots of hugs. Look after each other. It’s a very hard time. Lost both my parents in the last two years and it’s still now so very hard.
Sending big hugs back. We are doing, making sure dad is ok n has company so he's not on his own
Hello lovely - I am new here too x
I lost my Mum on 19th August - my mum was diagnosed in Feb - but she had radio that actually worked on her bladder cancer - we were nearly celebrating, when on 2 August - we had found out it had spread, aggressively, to a lot of other places, and her Liver. we had a few days also trying to feed her up for treatment, but she couldn't even keep water down.
She deteriorated over a matter of days and we had my brother, aunt and Dad there too at the end.
I just wanted to reach out and say - I know exactly how you feel, and I am so sorry both of us are going through it. It was HORRIBLE watching mum in pain at the end, but the speed it all happened has still left me very very emotional.
If you ever want to chat/ can't sleep/ want to talk to a stranger just know I am here, and probably feeling all the things you are too. Sending loads of hugs,
Jenna x
Hi,
I just wanted to reply to your message as we lost Mum on 25th August and similar to yourself she deteriorated quicker than we expected. Leaving 3 days after all treatment stopped.
nothing can prepare to watch your mum go through that journey.
We've just had the funeral and I know feel like I'm right back to the day she died.
So I feel your pain and can completely relate to what you are going through.
Sending big hugs to u. We had mum's funeral on the 22nd n it still doesn't feel real. I know she's not in pain anymore and wasn't when she passed but it still feels like a bad dream. We included a favourite memory of my dad falling down the stairs top to bottom carrying the Christmas decs and landing on his back. She opened the living room door and shouted 'I hope u haven't broke my decorations he was fine n so we're the decs in the eulogy. And made a donation to the Macmillan cancer support website I hope u r all doing as well as can be xx
Hi
I’ve never done this before but I’m trying to reach out to people I lost my mum it will be a year on the 2nd November and I’m struggling with it I’m emotional all the time so I understand how you feel. I got 8 months with her from when she was diagnosed. It would be nice to talk if you like
Hi. My mum got diagnosed with stage 3iic cervical cancer on the 11th July this year. She was in hospital until the 20th of August this year when she passed away after taking a turn for the worst as they were arranging transport to the local hospice as she didn't want to go home (understandable) we got the diagnosis unofficially "by accident" on her nhs portal the day after she had biopsies done in clinic. We had her funeral 2 weeks ago. Its perfectly fine to still feel emotional as its still raw isn't it? Sending big hugs
Hi
definitely it hurts for a while I’m finding that. When my mum died we had the funeral and that kept us all busy arranging it and then the actual day then I went back to work had no choice for financial reasons. I didn’t have time to think for a while and I got into an automatic way of living but now it’s hit me and its hit hard but I think it’s good that I’m feeling now ?
and yes for you it’s good that you are feeling it’s healthy to let the emotions out
sending big hugs
I find it extremely hard to cry in front of people and tell people (even family) I'm struggling emotionally. Myself and my 2 sisters went back to work too last Monday for financial reasons and to try and keep busy. All the kids in the family keep us going and we talk about her but are worried about our Dad who lost his wife and best friend. Cancer is vicious disease.
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Sending big hugs back
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