I Lost My Mother to Cancer

I didn't want to write a story here. Not now. Sure, she's gone, but it's a kind of happy time for me, and I didn't want to bring up the old grief.

But the anniversary of her death was April 15, and thirteen years later, grief it...

When I was 10 years old .. I remember my mother had been complaining about some pain in her breast, she showed me and it looked like an crater in her breast, she had been complaining about this to our family doctor for a while and he...

My mother was just 62 when she lost her battle with colon cancer. It was a shock to our whole family. In May of 1996 the Dr. told her she had dioticulitis, and in Jan. 1997, he told us she was in the last stages of colon cancer. ...

i always remember as a kid... you always saying i dont want that phone call...well this is just the opposite..that one Friday after being down Ft Lauderdale all March taking care of you ...watching them pump your stomach.. the fluid...

It would have been Mum's birthday yesterday, instead I have her ashes in a tube stored away in a whicker basket in my bedroom. It's been 16 months and I still can't face the final part of letting go. It all happened so fast....a...

I want off this roller coaster. I want to be alright again. I'm tired of these hard days, it hurts so much. Why do I hurt so much? I think of taking my life, but I can't I won't. I ache to hear your voice to feel your hugs.

It was nineteen years ago, middle of the week in March. This was Sunday morning on the 13th, I was out clubbing and drinking with my friend and bar hopping around 3:30 a.m. We were drunk and just smoking and chilling out in the parking...

I lost my mother a month ago, on my 30th birthday. She was 52. I crossed the ocean to be with her. The last chemo treatment had kicked her pretty hard. She was almost bedridden by the time I arrived in February. She declined fast...

This is my first post to this site.  I was amazed to see the group off to the side on the second page I checked out.  Now my story.........
My mother fought with breast cancer for 13 years.  She hit a huge bump in the...

Mother's Day is really sad for me. My Mom died at home on May 21,2011 after a long battle with colon cancer. Colon cancer is 100% preventable with yearly colonoscopies at 50. My mother would be alive today if she'd had access to...

My mom had Mammograms every year. Every year they came back negative. Then she had a lump on her neck which the dermatologist took off in his office. It was breast cancer (Stage 4) She fought for 4 years through Chemo and radiation and...

I was a rebellious teen and 20-I something. Drugs, jail, seen it all. My mom was always there w a listening ear or to bail me outta trouble. At the time, I thought that was her job.eventually I got clean and married a good man. My...

I am the youngest of 4 daughters(21 at the time); i live in tallahassee, one lives in maryland(28), one in new york(23), and one in miami(28). My parents got divorced sometime in 2008 through 2011; my mom didn't want to get divorced...

On Feb. 9th 2012 my Mom passed away at 82 from stage 4 brain cancer. It was a tough year for me. I was going thru a divorce and I was on emotional overload and drain.
The reason for my heading is - as a child and adult I was never...

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English muffins were not invented in England,
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My Mum was rushed to hospital for the first time on my 11th birthday (which is in January) and I was devasted. It took weeks for them to find out what was wrong. She had Cancer. Lung Cancer. I didn't know what to do, so I just cried...

Hey guys I don't really know what to write here. Or how to start off. All my therapists have told me this is a good idea though. :/ my name is samantha. im from rhode island. im 22 years Old..march of 2012 my grandmother was diagnosed...

It's so strange just saying it, it doesn't seem real.

My mother died on the 14th March less than 6 months after cancer diagnosis. It's been a slog of journey, but I want to share it in case it can help someone else. As odd as it may...

My life changed forever on July 3, 2010. That day my mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Prior to that day I couldn’t have been happier. We had been hanging out, enjoying life with each other. We weren't the closest, but we...

I was 13. It was a school day. Eighth grade.
Someone woke me up, I don't remember who. I hurried and got dressed, then went downstairs to start to walk to the bus stop.
When I entered the living room, I heard the voice of my mother...