Lost mum and dad within 6 months

Losing a parent
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My mum passed away in September 23 and my dad passed away at the beginning of March very suddenly and the shock has been unbearable. My mum fought cancer for years and her passing was expected to an extent. I had just got to an acceptance level and my dad became ill very quickly and passed the next day. I’m 59 and the loss is hard x

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Hello @LisaMarch ,

I’m part of the Online Community team and I can see that you are new to the community - I’d like to thank you for bravely starting this thread and sharing how you are feeling. I’m so sorry to hear about your mum and dad. Most community members have sadly experienced the death of a loved one and so will understand some of what you are going through.

I’m sure someone will be along to offer their support, but I wanted to share a few Sue Ryder resources with you that might be helpful.

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.

Thank you again for sharing – please keep reaching out and know that you are not alone.

Take care,
Alex

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Hi @LisaMarch I’m really sorry to read that you lost both parents in such a short space of time. While you have one parent alive you can focus on them but when they also die the void left can be massive.

You’re dealing with so much, please keep posting here if you find it helps.

Take care,
Mike

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@LisaMarch so sorry for your loss. Mine parents are also both gone. Though my dad died 24 years ago it still hurts but it eased as well. My mum died 6 weeks ogo, 5th Feb, a week before my birthday… I’m still in stage of shock and denial. Feelings of guilt, loss, emptiness… wish I could have… should have… what if… I’m struggling. Can’t believe I will never speak to her again… its unbearable. I take each day and then split it into chunks of time. That’s how I manage to get by… I go with the flow… x

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