Mum died a month ago after a nine month illness. I was quite involved in her care in the last few months.
Was very busy doing the difficult stuff - telling people, funeral arrangements, looking after my Dad etc etc.
Now that's done I do feel empty and sad, but I'm functioning quite normally, and therefore (because I'm a woman) I feel overwhelmingly guilty.
Am I just cold and heartless?
Am I just in denial and its waiting to hit me?- still can't quite believe she's really gone
Did I do some of the grieving process while she was really ill - we knew last summer that it would beat her.
I'm not expecting any answers - I realise there's no right way to feel, but its confusing me and I somehow feel I'm letting her down. I loved her so much and it was so hard to see her decline. And is so so hard to see my Dad on his own.
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Grieving for my Mum - don't understand myself
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noarguments · 22/04/2013 16:46
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