Mum died 1 March 2024 of secondary cancer after being misdiagnosed, within 9 weeks of final diagnosis. It was an awful painful end. Dad struggled with the loss but kept strong for the family, to attend a wedding and see his first great grandson born.
Dad died totally unexpectedly 10 March - this Tuesday, Wednesday he would have been 76.
We are waiting on a post mortem, and we all feel terrible as he was diagnosed with asthma and yet again we listened to the doctors instead of instinct. I honestly think he was lost without mum and died of a broken heart.
I’m single, struggling with the loss of both parents and totally devastated.
I lost both of my parents within 6 months of each other, mom first then dad. They’d been together over 70 years. I felt abandoned, like a lost child, but also felt dad wanted to be back with mom again so tried to see it that way.
My thoughts were entirely consumed with the loss of both of them and I felt like I was in a deep dark hole I wasn’t sure I’d ever get out of. Going back to work was difficult but also a distraction. I try to keep busy doing things that take my mind off the sadness for a while. It’s helping, gradually.
Keep reading and posting on this site, it does help.
I hope you can eventually find some peace and comfort in all the good memories you have
