Question:
I have posted several anguished questions to this newsgroup about my mother’s breast cancer recently. The responses I got were caring and helpful and helped me get through it. Well, my mother’s breast cancer had spread to her lungs and two weeks ago, her brain also. It was terrible. The only consoling parts were the many kind people who came out of the woodwork to help in whatever way they could. They clearly overshadowed the thoughtless relatives who did nothing. And the fact that I got to talk to my mother, tell her I loved her, thanked her for all she had done, and that I would miss her, but that I would understand if she had to go. She died peacefully later that day, this past Friday. I know she is finally at peace. And those of us who dealt with the crises, middle-of-the-night phone calls, ceaseless demands of Doctors and Insurance Co’s, etc., really need a rest ourselves. Hell, I now tense up whenever a phone rings (too much bad news over the phone). Life goes on… Peace, strength and health to you all Rich
Response:
Think about some therapy, like biofeedback or Integrative Body Psychotherapy to deal with the PTSD issues you have. Maybe some grief work in a bereavement group or cancer group. The alternative is to carry this burden for the rest of your life and die with it – thus forcing you to relive it in another life time. Your mom just left her earthsuit – she aint dead. SumBuddie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have posted several anguished questions to this newsgroup about my mother’s breast cancer recently. The responses I got were caring and helpful and helped me get through it. Well, my mother’s breast cancer had spread to her lungs and two weeks ago, her brain also. It was terrible. The only consoling parts were the many kind people who came out of the woodwork to help in whatever way they could. They clearly overshadowed the thoughtless relatives who did nothing. And the fact that I got to talk to my mother, tell her I loved her, thanked her for all she had done, and that I would miss her, but that I would understand if she had to go. She died peacefully later that day, this past Friday. I know she is finally at peace. And those of us who dealt with the crises, middle-of-the-night phone calls, ceaseless demands of Doctors and Insurance Co’s, etc., really need a rest ourselves. Hell, I now tense up whenever a phone rings (too much bad news over the phone). Life goes on… Peace, strength and health to you all Rich
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