Sorry but I'm having a bad day and I just need to let it out. Â I woke up feeling like I've had no sleep and really down. Â Mum's been bad this week - a lot of pain and, I think, sliding into depression - so I'm in overdrive on worrying about her. Â My sister is with her today so I don't need to go round to see mum although I probably will drop round later. Â I thought I would throw myself into cleaning the house so make myself busy and then I'd start to feel better. Â My fatal mistake was asking my 18 year old daughter to help. Â She had a major strop. Â I tried to keep calm as I realise that she is worrying about my mum too but it was hard. Â I tried to talk to her but she just got worse and worse so I gave up. Â Then my husband made sarcastic comments about it all - again he is worrying and his mum is also not well - so I am still trying to keep a lid on it. Â But I feel even worse now. Â I'm now sitting on the sofa in my pyjama's watching old episodes of Grey's Anatomy without the will to do anything else. Â I just keep crying and feel so very very sad.Â
Elenium I had to wash mums clothes she went to hospital in..illogical but I wanted hospitalness gone from then.
Been doing mum related paper work today. Got death certificates and green form. Â
You're very organised. Not got funeral booked yet as mum wanted us to open her instructions after her death. Â Will ring funeral director we like tomorrow.Â
Shopgood Dad OK. Â He was with mum three times at hospital during her horrors and did some grieving then it was frightening for all. He did his best to soothe her it was very touching. He finds it hard to sleep without her there. Â Health wise he is more Dad -like now...the infection must be gone now. Poor Dad coming out of confusion straight into shock then grief.
Aunt wanted a certain casket. ..nope...
Flowers are arriving..at door a lot..
Mum loves (not yet in past tense..hmm. .denial?) scarves too. May put one in the coffin.
Sister weeping all day today. Yesterday I was.
Hug.
Jx
You do whatever feels right. And let the f/wits f/wit off. The aunt who didnt want too much information? Pah. System seems faster in London than Norfolk (although that doesnt surprise me as everything is slow where mum lived), past tense very hard. One day or hour at a time. Do let is know what both yr mums wish is, i will join in and be with you with scarf or any colour xxxxx
My cousin rang. My aunt (mum's sister in law) died this morning. Does it never end??
Elenium
I'm still using present tense for My Alan. In the same way that even though 'his' car is now 'my' car it feels weird saying 'my car'. I keep saying Alan's car.Hugs xxx
I don't know any of you on here, so please forgive me while I try to catch up. I really need a group and all of you sound like you are going through the same things I am. Love to you all!
Rebebbs. We found in each other by chance some 78 pages ago! and have been through a lot together. We have now all three lost our darling mums very very recently, hours days and weeks ago. Also lovely Shopgoodgirl Yantibee and Bobles and more joined in. Not an exxlusive group, very inclusive and for me a lifeline. Whereas my loss was my mother only a few weeks ago the agony of losing anyone dear is heart wrenching. Its been a very honest open communications and again 'the friends' on here have followed our stories, if only they werent so real! Anyway welcome to you and anyone. Personally im in the grieving trying to sort out who i am again along with family issues stage xxx
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