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Losing A parent from cancer

StrivingToSurvive
Community Member

Hi,

Now I understand why 2020 is the worst. at the beginning of the year I was living a normal life as a 15 yr old and I continued on to do so. I came across many friends who just hated this yr so bad because of remote learning and stuff. for me that wasn't that bad because I loved staying home and avoid seeing people.

things were going good until July where my mum had her hands turned purple. she went to the hospital and came back being diagnosed with TNBC (triple negative breast cancer). My mum is the type who hides her pain VERY well with her smile. I had really high hopes that she would heal. but as days passed on, her condition got worse. Her death is not what scarred me and made me painfully sad. It is the amount of pain she went through and me just sitting there not knowing what to do just broke me into tears.

every time I go home from school, the first thing I do was to always go see my mum, she would always be there in the kitchen cooking food for us.

And now I go home with no scent of her cooking, no sound, just complete silence. The light that used to lit up the house is gone. the warmth of her hug has disappeared. she never cared or spent money on herself. she needed new clothes but she wanted to spend her money on us and other people.

People with the kindest heart leaves the best memory and at the same time the worst pain.

I hope I can find someone who can relate to me because it is hard. Grief is something that will never heal completely. I don't want to feel alone anymore.

Thank you for reading this.

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Hi, ktac1689,

I am sorry for the loss of your dear Aunt.

i Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. It helps me realise my significance as a human being.

I hate myself alot because of so many things and i hurt myself. But your words helps me think twice.

Thank you.

Hi StrivingToSurvive,

We are sorry to hear that you are going through so much right now, especially hearing that you hate yourself. Please know that you never have to go through this alone, and support is always here for you.

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