![]() ![]() ![]() She had a rare type of ovarian cancer and due to her age (senior) her prognosis was not good. I recently lost my mother to cancer (two weeks ago). She may be in heaven but she is still listening. Just know she will always be looking down on you, dont forget to talk to her. If not a close friend, cousin? Its good to have someone to talk to our just call. I dont know your relationship with your sister maybe its time to reach out and see if you can be there for one another. You took the first time being comforted that you mom is not in pain and more and in heaven. When I really need some help, guidance or just someone to talk to. It is still hard at times, I watched a home movie the other day and broke down. Now I am able to talk about him more and remember the good times. But in time you learn to be able to cope with it better. The pain of losing a parent will never get easier. I lost my father not to cancer but diabetes heart attack when I was 19 (i'm now 28 and im a cancer survivor) Please know the things you are feeling are very normal. You never know how strong you are until you have to be strong. Please hang in there and know you are not alone It's going to take time but you will be okay. In short, I believe she was a victim of medical negligence and that compounds my grief. ![]() Her appetite never really came back after that. guilt, why didn't we push her to get a second opinion, her dr kept telling her the pains were arthritis (they weren't) She has a little cough, he told her it was "Age related asthma" and she had lost some weight (the year before she had hernia surgery and they blamed her lack of appetite on the hernia pushing on her stomach. I am much older than you (48) and still struggling. First Thanksgiving and xmas, Her bday, Easter and Mother's Day without her. It's been a very difficult year of firsts. She had great faith as well and it was unshakable to the end. I still imagine that she's sitting in her LR watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. I still wait for the phone to ring every Saturday to hear her voice. I lost my mother last year to Stage IV uterine cancer. But, I am 18 and i just miss my mom so unbelievably much. I am comforted that I know my mom is out of pain, and that she is in Heaven. I am not close to many family members.and this is so hard. I am only 18 and I need my mom.It is just hitting me, that she is going to open my bedroom door to tell me something small anymore.She won't sing in the morning.She won't physically be at my wedding.I hate being at my house because there are memories all over.I have so many wonderful friends.but it is still so hard. Then, a little over a week ago, she was put in ICU and was intubated because she was having difficulty breathing.Since she was unable to move, there were so many fluids on her lungs, plus some cancer may have spread to her lungs.I was in the hospital for 10 hours a day for the duration of her stay in ICU.The doctor said it didn't look good.It was by far the worst week of my life. For the past three months, she was in and out of hospitals. ![]() I came home from school when I heard she was in the hospital. That is when it hit me that my mom legitimately had cancer. She was hospitalized for the first time since I can remember. Then, early February.my mom got this intense pain and was unable to walk.The cancer had worsened. Although, looking back, I can see how it was harder for her to get up sometimes and she was walking slower.but at the time, I thought it was arthritis or something. My mom seemed like she was still pretty good. I also came home and visited on many occasions. I recently went to college five hours away from home, but I still called and skyped many times throughout the week. My sister is similar to my dad, and I am similar to my mom. At such a young age, it was too hard to consider that I might lose my mom. Her optimsism was contagious and I also thought she would be healed. She was a strong Christian and believed that God was going to heal her cancer. Anyways, my mom had a wonderful outlook and was extremely optimistic throughout her cancer struggle. Looking back, I wish I would have insisted on her getting check ups. Unfortunately, my mom had rarely gone to the doctor for many years. My mom was diagnosed with Stage Four mestastic breast cancer three and a half years ago. ![]()
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