My beautiful gran passed away a few months ago due to cancer. She was like my second parent as my dad was abusive. Because of this my mum was very ill for most of my childhood and I did much of the fun kid things with my granny. I am now dealing with sickening nostalgia and loneliness since her passing. A loneliness that can’t be fixed because I’m not physically lonely, but I’m lonely at the loss of her and everything about her.
her last wish was to make my university graduation, instead she passed days after I sent in my dissertation, I never got to show her my degree. It’s been months and I still cry about her almost every day and go to text or call her. I feel her loss though my entire body and I just want to know if anyone else feels like this. Being surrounded by people but lonely only for the one you have lost.
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