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Please may I have a handhold? My mum died today.

178 replies

LunaNorth · 01/07/2020 20:18

I can’t believe I just wrote that thread title.

It doesn’t make sense to me. I loved her.

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Torvi · 01/07/2020 20:20

I'm so sorry. Sending a hand hold Thanks

Trailing1 · 01/07/2020 20:21

I'm so sorry, Luna. I cannot imagine your pain. Would you like to share something about your beloved mum with us? Xx do you have any support in real life?

rainbowruthie · 01/07/2020 20:22

I'm so sorry Flowers
Do you want to talk about what happened?

MrsMozartMkII · 01/07/2020 20:22

I'm so very sorry.

goose1964 · 01/07/2020 20:23

Hand hold here, it's the worst thing that can happen if you're close especially if she's still relatively young. It will get better but 25 on I still cry to my mum at Christmas and on her birthday.

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 01/07/2020 20:23

I'm so very sorry to read this. Sending you strength and courage and hope

RealLifeHotWaterBottle · 01/07/2020 20:23

Im so very sorry. Do you have anyone with you?

ShutUpaYourFace · 01/07/2020 20:24

So sorry LunaNorth.
Please feel free to tell us all about your lovely mum. Happy to listen anytime.

sandieshaw · 01/07/2020 20:25

So sorry Luna. You can tell just from the few words in your post how much she meant to you.

Inmyownlittlecorner · 01/07/2020 20:25

So very sorry LunaNorth Flowers

MinesaPinot · 01/07/2020 20:26

Sorry very sorry. Sending Flowers and a virtual hug. We're all here, any time you need us.

Ulrikaka · 01/07/2020 20:26

I'm so sorry. I have been through this and I know how much it hurts. I'm very sorry for your loss Flowers

MummaGiles · 01/07/2020 20:26

I’m so sorry. My dad died only a few weeks ago, so I understand your pain. Hand hold.

StopGo · 01/07/2020 20:27

@LunaNorth I am so very sorry for your loss. Holding my hand out to you xxx

LunaNorth · 01/07/2020 20:28

She wasn’t young. She was 81. She had a lot of pain, for decades. But she fought like a little lion, and when the end came it was quick.

My dad passed eight months ago. She died wearing the wedding ring he put on her finger when she was 19. She didn’t take it off even once.

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LunaNorth · 01/07/2020 20:29

You’re so kind, all of you.

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Dragongirl10 · 01/07/2020 20:32

So very sorry Luna, she sounds lovely, and like she was very loved by your dad.
That is such a wonderful thing to have a long loving relationship for all those years. She must have had a happy life.

Handhold from here.

LunaNorth · 01/07/2020 20:32

Thank you.

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DateLoaf · 01/07/2020 20:33

So sorry for your loss. Flowers

MrsDrudge · 01/07/2020 20:33

Sending handhold and loving thoughts. My Mum died a year ago today and I still don’t believe it’s happened.
Your Mum sounds very courageous and your Dad the love of her life. I hope you have lots of happy memories that will bring you some comfort when the worst of the shock is over xx

MrsGrindah · 01/07/2020 20:35

Gosh I remember that pain and disbelief. I’ve lost both parents too who were very much in love till the day they died. I’m so sorry love.

Toseland · 01/07/2020 20:35

Hi, sorry to hear that. I remember feeling like that when my mum died, nothing made sense, I couldn’t understand it. Sending you a very big hug Xxx

Giningit · 01/07/2020 20:36

So sorry for your loss Luna. I lost my dad earlier this year so sending you a hand to hold

Changeofsceneryisgood · 01/07/2020 20:37

I'm so sorry Flowers
How lovely about the wedding ring. What a special memory that they were married for so long. I hope in time you're able to remember the happy things.

GiveMeAllTheGin8 · 01/07/2020 20:38

Sorry for your lossFlowers

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