Thank you for telling your story, @HLR . The love for your parents shines through in your post.
No-one’s story is exactly the same. But I wanted to share a few threads with you from other members who lost their parents close together. You may understand some of what each other are going through.
@Hannah87 shares her experiences in this thread:
Hi I am 38 and I have just lost both parents who were 65 and 66 within 18 days of each other to pancreatitis and aspiration pneumonia, dementia and Lewy body. I watched my dad pass away, also my mum over two days, but missed her last breath. Both were so unexpected.
I am finding this so hard but also, I am in extreme denial about it all like I never watched my dad die or my mum. It never happened, they were so young, this isn’t fair. How could this happen so suddenly and where are they now? Wh…
@Maisx lost her parents in her twenties, too:
Hello! This is kind of long but just looking for some people who can maybe relate as I don’t really have anyone close who understands.
I’m 23, and in 2021 (i was 19) my mum passed away due to alcohol abuse a week before i moved out for university. Then this year in my final semester of my final year my dad passed away from throat cancer that moved to the lining of his lungs, I was his only person so I attended every appointment and visited him every day towards the end and took care of him the …
and @Sharonlm shares her story here:
I lost my dad on 27th June and mum 9th July and I’ve been doing ok but recently feel overwhelmed, lost and anxious. I don’t know if this is normal that it happens a few months after their death or just delayed grief
I hope you find the community a support to you and find comfort in knowing you’re not alone.
Take care,