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I lost both my parents last year. My father passed soon after my mother. Its hard, a double bereavement, but it can often happen this way when the parents are old and have loved each other for so many decades.
Something you need to remember, or recognize, is that you will be ok. As hard as it is, it is not the end of your world. And nor should it be.
In addition, there is no final perfect conversation you can have with her, no final epiphany. If you can get to her and tell her how much you love her, and thank her for bringing you into the world and loving you, that is as good as it gets.
Left Montreal on Sunday and Drove down here to Tampa thinking i had time,unfortunately i got the phone call i was dreading Tuesday morning 3am (today)as i crossed into Georgia,Mom passed away peacefully during the night.The tremendous feeling of loss is overwhelming, making it hard to talk without breaking out in tears.
God speed Mom you were the best and you will be missed.
Left Montreal on Sunday and Drove down here to Tampa thinking i had time,unfortunately i got the phone call i was dreading Tuesday morning 3am (today)as i crossed into Georgia,Mom passed away peacefully during the night.The tremendous feeling of loss is overwhelming, making it hard to talk without breaking out in tears.
God speed Mom you were the best and you will be missed.
I read your first post and my heart went out to you. Now I read that you didn't quite make it and I'm so sorry it worked out that way. So many things you'd have liked to say and now can't. I just lost my mom on Dec. 19th and it took me three weeks just to reach the acceptance stage. Like yours, mine was a wonderful mom and I'll miss her every day of the rest of my life. I guess I was 'lucky' in that it was 11 days from the day Mom went into the hospital until she died so I had all kinds of opportunities to talk to her and tell her how much I loved her. She couldn't talk back but I know she understood. My thoughts and prayers are with you in the days ahead. We will ALL survive our sorrows and go on. It's what they would want.
jambo101 --- I am very, very sorry about the loss of your mother. I am guessing that you have arrived by now and can be with your father, who must really be grieving. Try to get through one day at a time, and try to rest, too. If you can, take a quiet walk, sometime, and be by yourself. On your trip home, drive very carefully. You may need to make a couple of trips down there; companies are usually pretty understanding about this; death is a part of life. But you will go on, and will take with you those priceless memories. My thoughts and prayers are with you, jambo101. Be safe.
I'm so sorry for your loss. When I lost my son, others who had suffered loss before me told me that things will get better in time and they did. Today is the first anniversary of his death. Allow yourself to grieve. There is no set pattern of grieving but grieve you must. Eventually pleasant memories of your mother will return.
I'm so sorry you didn't quite make it, jambo. My sympathies.
303, sending cyber hugs your way for your boy. (((Hugs)))
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