Grief and loss
Everyone grieves differently. This is a space to share your thoughts about the death of a loved one.
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I'm writing on here as I lost my Mum 8 weeks ago and I'm so broken. My beautiful Mum got sick in February 2024. It was such a rare disease that she had. She had what is called Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration which was caused by a tumor. Its so rare and it ba...Read More
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My husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer last mar 24...he had kidney and tumour removed in April.. got the all clear in June and passed away in September.. am just devastated and heartbroken he was 58
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This post is about practical things we need to attend to after losing our loved one. It may be a bit off the main topic, but I just wanted to post my experience in case it may help anyone else on this subject as I did not find this type of info here myself when I w...Read More
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My beautiful husband of 32 years was only 56 years old. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 small cell carcinoma of the lung which had metastasised to his liver and adrenal glands on the 7th March 2024, he heartbreakingly passed away on the 27th April 2024. We have 4 bea...Read More
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My partner and I were in love. we went out in high school and went our separate ways. We then came back together and it was magical He was diagnosed with multiple myeloma the most aggressive type. After many beautiful times together and many battles with hospital...Read More
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My wife (49) died of cancer three weeks ago. The end of her life came very quickly after a a 20 month battle with stage 4 bowel cancer. I have a 14 year old son. The depth of my grief has surprised me. I thought that I had been preparing for her death, however, the...Read More
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My beautiful Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in January this year. A complete shock to us all as she had never smoked in her 89 years. Sadly, she lost her battle last Saturday under the incredible care of staff at the brilliant Olivia Newton John Centre in Melbo...Read More
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My mum was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer on the 4th of January 2024. They gave her a prognosis of 6-24 months. She got 2 months and 1 day. The past 2 and half months have been such a blur and it’s felt like 7. 2 days ago we had the funeral and now that I’m ...Read More
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In 2016, my mother passed away at 62, peacefully in palliative care at home. I was 21 at the time. Partying, coping in my own way, I distanced myself from the suffering, my other family members with experience and nursing, religion and care that was overwhelming, ...Read More
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My eldest brother was diagnosed late 2019, and passed mid 2020. It still doesn’t feel real and I don’t think it ever will. My family was unable to hold a funeral for him as this was during covid. Our family has never been the same since this happened, and every yea...Read More
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