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
B - we could probably all sing it together and cry. Cry, its healthy, means we are alive and feeling. Feelings arent always lovely but we have to have the bad to have had the good xxx i think . X
Always Remember the Precious Moments x
My dear friendsÂ
Mum left us early this morning peaceful in her sleep at home. Â Funeral is arranged for Monday 11am local time. The only consolation is that her suffering is no more and that is now in a better place with dad. Â My flat is full of little touches mum has put together. Last time we were here was just after Xmas and she was glad she was here. How do I go on I have no idea. I Â am dreading the funeral.Â
Sweet alex. Im so sorry to hear your news but pleased she wasnt in hospital. Did you get to see her? You will feel lost but we will be here. have you got people around you? Breath and cry, it will take time. Its hard, very hard but somehow you do survive. Somehow x
Always Remember the Precious Moments x
Alex...I'm so sad to hear about your Mum. Â It will be of comfort when you look back that she was at home. We do just continue. ..it is hard to believe I realise. Â It often seems impossible. Â
Everyone finds a different path for their grief.Â
I was moved to read about the little touches she added to your flat.
Nothing is easy I know but that love you both have for each other will always be there..you carry it with you.
Jennyx
My dear MaisiemaeÂ
Thank you so much for your kind words. Â I was with mum all week and last night I said goodnight to her but she was completely out of it. The last 48hrs were horrendous. Â The carer and I were at home checked on her around 3am and was still alive then by 6am she was gone. I just can't comprehend how such an energetic person full of life can be reduced to that in a few months. Such a horrible disease nobody deserves it. Something needs to be done people should not be left to suffer like that. Â
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