Not sure why I’m posting but...

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I work in a hospice. I’m usually hard as nails. We’ve had a mum with a 9 year old daughter. She died today (mum not the kid). This one has really got to me. I have a 7 year old daughter. The patient’s daughter was a lot like mine.

Can’t get over the little girl not having her mum to grow up with. That’s she’s never going to get a bed time story or cuddle off her mum.

She has a great dad and extended family. But all I can think about is how my girl loves me more than anything and how she would be so distraught without me.

Don’t really know what help this post will be but wanted to write down that I cared, and I hurt and that I will be thinking of that little girl for a long, long time.

She's lucky to have her dad and family around her - and her mum was in the best place for her and her family at her end of life.

I don't know how working there couldn't tug at your heart most days. I've found it it be very special people who work with the terminally ill.

She's lucky to have her dad and family around her - and her mum was in the best place for her and her family at her end of life.

I don't know how working there couldn't tug at your heart most days. I've found it it be very special people who work with the terminally ill.

My friend lost her dm at 13 and it such a silent fear of mine for my dd's. I don't have any words of wisdom but I hope you and the little girl and her family pull through ok as this is truly tragic

Thank you. I don’t know about being special. With most patients I can be quite detached. Truly tragic is a very accurate description

I work in a hospice too and there are certain cases that really hit you hard. Can you access staff support/counselling through work? Look after yourself in order to be able to continue to look after those who need you.