To all of you who have been so supportive the last few months, mum passed away this morning aged just 53. As many of you know I nursed her through the last three weeks of her life while this terrible disease took hold.
I never thought at 26 I would be losing her with so much more of life to share but it indeed comes to us all.
She was in no pain and had been unconscious on a morphine drip for two days. She wanted to die at home with her family around her and she had that wish.
Dad and I put some of her favourite music on to play in the background and I fragranced the bedroom with her best perfume, rubbed in her handcream like usual and she passed away holding my hand and in dads arms.
I coudn’t have wished for any more and am priviledged to have known her. She will be missed by so many people for what she was, a country princess, kindhearted and thoughtful. Always looking out for others.
I will be climbing Kilimanjaro in January for Mcmillan so I will be doing justice to the majical work that these people do every day. Dad and I couldn’t have done it without them.
Just to offer my deep sympathy to you and your father and family.
You will miss her greatly, mums are so wonderful. You have obviously been with her right to the end and that will have meant so much to her.
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I am so sorry you have lost your mum. I know some of what you feel. I lost my mum last August to breast cancer that had spread to the lung and brain, she eventually caught pneumonia and died. She was 55 and I was 25. I agree that it is such a young age to loose our mums, that is one of the things that I still cannot get my head around. I cannot believe that nearly a year has gone by without her here. I never thought that I would be able to live without her, we were so close, but I can - its not easy, but it is possible. I have moved on a long way since last year. I still have periods of sadness but they are getting less, and now I can think of her with a smile. I still cry everyday, I cant see that changing, but I believe that I have come to terms with it as much as I am ever going to be able. I just wanted to share how it has been for me with you, as I would have liked someone who was a little further on at the time I lost my mum to tell me how I could be in the future. I am thinking of you and sending you love. Joanne x x
So sorry to hear of your mum’s death. It helps me to know that she died peacefully and with such love.
But yes this is a terrible disease and you are far too young to lose your mum…and she far too young to die. I think Macmillan are a great charity and I hope your trek up Kilimanjaro is amazing too.
I am so sorry to hear your news. I hope that your memories of her will help you through - I always remember my parent’s laugh which always comforts me.
God Bless
Ruth