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Six Heartbreaking Lessons Life Revealed Whilst Caring For my Terminally Ill Mum
Learning about life through heartbreak & Loss
When a loved one suddenly becomes terminally ill, your life turns upsidown.
Never in my life did I assume the 6-month journey would leave me with a heart so broken, I wonder how I’m going to live the rest of my life without her presence.
We never really believe our parents will pass away.
It seems silly, but I always thought mum had many years ahead of her. But, despite my wish, it wasn’t meant to be.
During the six months I stood by my mum’s side, I experienced many heartbreaking experiences.
I didn’t know how to cope with them, put on a brave face and made myself available to service her needs.
Within those final moments that she took her last breath, I knew her suffering, as well as my own, would come to an end.
All that would be left behind is the angish of missing her & the painful lessons I learned along the way.