Hi, I lost both parents in the space of three months of each other last year. I don’t think I’ve really grieved for them properly. Was pretty much on auto pilot after dad died having to look after mum as she was given 6 months to live following her battle with cancer just weeks before dad passed.
I’ve now been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumours (cancerous) in my small bowel.
Just feels all so overwhelming, can’t face work. Hubby can’t/wont talk about any of it, he’s no support whatsoever 
How do people cope?
Such a heartbreaking situation. I’m sorry for your losses and your recent diagnosis. I don’t have words that may be helpful but wanted to acknowledge your loss and the adversity you face.
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You really are going through it. I think people tend to do whatever they can to get through. It sounds like your husband is struggling as well, shutting down as he cannot cope. Is there a friend that you can talk with and overload onto? I think that work is the least of your worries. Can your GP sign you off? You need to be doing things to make life easier for yourself at the moment.
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So sorry for your losses and your troubles. As your husband can’t engage with you, the hospital you’re being treated at may have some support services in place. Some of the bigger hospitals are attached to a Maggie Centre which is for cancer patients and their friends or family. It’s a drop in setup and they have counceling services.
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Thanks for the info, I’ve managed to find a Maggies group at my hospital so signed up to attend their next session 
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Thank you for replying.
Doctor signed me off for 4 weeks, this is the last of the 4 so going to see if they’ll extend it.
Got lots of friends I can offload to but it’s not easy talking about it.
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Maggies are great. They can also offer counselling - at least the Sutton one did.
I can’t give any advice in terms of how to cope, as I’ve been through the exact same situation as you, only difference it was 4 months between parents.
My Mum was diagnosed with cancer, and my Dad was having strokes due to an infection. The day of my Mum’s funeral was the same day my Dad got transferred to hospice.
So I can relate to being on autopilot, me and my sibling were doing the caretaking for them both, back and forth as they were in different locations, spent every day with them, and were there when they both took their last breath.
Still in autopilot as I did the death admin and probate for both (additionally my current partner has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness and has months left)