Losing my mum while being a mum

[Seaneen]

Hello @Lucy07,

I can see you’re new to the community, so I want to thank you for bravely reaching out and sharing with us. I’m so sorry for the loss of your mum. Your loss is very recent and it sounds like everything feels overwhelming at the moment.

You are not alone. We have many parents on the community who are grieving the loss of their mum or dad. You might want to connect with @Ali8 who posted this thread a few days ago:

Juggling my grief with my daughter’s

Two and a half years ago, I lost my mum. The year before was tough - she was in hospital on and off for most of year before. The hospital still had covid restrictions and visiting was severely restricted. She couldn’t use her phone/I don’t think she understood the restrictions. I think she had frontal temporal dementia as her character completely changed and she was very resentful to my dad and I by the end/the relationship had broken down. Just before Xmas, I found a local care home for my dad …

You may also wish to look at these Sue Ryder resources which might be helpful.

• Our Grief Guide self-help platform which has information, resources and advice to help you through your grief
• Our free Online Bereavement Counselling which is held via video chat
• Our Bereavement Information pages which can walk you through what you are going through.

I really hope you find the community helpful and a good source of support and I also hope you feel you can access more support should you need it.

Take care,
Seaneen