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
I am feeling very down today. Â Really need mum. I could do with her advice and comfort. Â I think my youngest could do with her here now too. Â It's getting closer to her first anniversary. Â I feel like there's a huge dark cloud on the horizon that is getting nearer and nearer and bigger and bigger.
Elenium
E I'm approachig the same. It''s cruel we can't' hear them. I swing from total nightmarish recalling awful times and my brain searching for my exact actions and unable to remember them and to hear her voice in those memories to conversations in my head now where my inner voice is her advising me.
I hope you may hear your Mums advice inside you.
I think maybe our grief is full of trauma our hearts and minds struggle to cope.
Wishing you better days and the dogs might help a bit.
Love to you and your youngest too.Â
Jx
Thanks Jenny.
I'm dreading it. Â Me and older sister going to the cemetery on the day and going for lunch after. Â Unfortunately GS can't come and I've asked my brothers but neither of them have replied. Â As usual! Â Don't know why I bother...
Hope everyone is ok.
Hugs to you all.
X
Elenium
Hi everyone,
I have a new job. Â The official offer came in yesterday afternoon and I put my notice in last night. Â I feel like a weight has been lifted off me. Â I've spoken to my new boss about mum and everything and he is very supportive, unlike this one. Â With this and counselling perhaps I'll finally be able to cope better. Â I think that the anti depressants are helping too. Â
I hope you are all ok.
Hugs to all.
X
Elenium
Thank you everyone.
I had a very long conversation with my second line manger (his boss) and told her everything. Â She said that she wished I'd come to her sooner and she could have sorted it out, but I don't think she could have. Â Anyway the job is tainted for me now. Â When I spoke to him he was quite patronising but didn't acknowledge any of the things I said. Â I think if he'd have seen me a person it would have helped but he didn't. Â He made no allowances for the things I was going through. Â Oh well, not my problem anymore.Â
27 days and counting.
Hugs to you all.
X
Elenium
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