my nanna was just age 59 when she got dignosied with lung cancer in may of 2008 then in june my nanna had her lung removed she was out of hospital just 5 days later she was doing so well to recover then she started showing sighgs on having a stoke but we were told she then had secondry brain cancer with in 2 weeks my nanna was bed bound i and my mother where the ones to look after her we didnt have any help at all she was took into hospital where she became unable to remeber who anyone was i am please and never regret looking after my nanna and making her life a diffrence just by talking and helping her understand what was going on and why she was so ill it was hard as i am only 17 years old. my nanna turned 60 on the 8th october and she took her last breath on the 12th october at 10.14pm my heart fell in 2 when i got that phone call i havnt come to terms with the loss of my nanna as she was and is the rock of my life i love her so much and i provided my nanna with personal care aswell all love and thoughts i had never chaged cathiters in my life untill i had to with my nanna. i am the 3 oldest out of 10 grandkids n it was me that done everything yet no1 can understand why it hurt me so much when that day can i also read a poem on at my nannas funrel how i did i will never know but i did it for my nanna. i only just wish she was here to join in on my happyness as i have now found out that im going to be a mam and this bby will be the first great grandchild.i am lost without my nanna i dont know what to do. i feel deapest sympathy to those who lose anyone to cancer xxx
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ahh seetheart ur nan would be so proud of u cuz i am bless u love cindyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i lost my mom on dads day and it dose gey easier i promise xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi. Im so sorry for your loss, your nanna sounded like a lovely lady. I lost my Mum on the 7th of August this year also to cancer. My daughter is the same as you, she was very close to my Mum, we too nursed my mother at home and we were all beside her when she passed away in her own bed. It was the worst day of my life. My daughter struggels from day to day but I keep reminding her that her Grannie is still with us and she wouldnt like to see her so upset. I know it is hard hun but you need to be strong for your nana. Every time something good happens we always say `I bet that had something to do with Grannie´Im pretty sure they can still see and hear what is going on from where they are so you hve to show her how strong you can be. It is hard but you can do it. I light a candle for my Mum everyday at home and find this helps a bit. Good luck to you and all the best for the future with your baby. I was 17 when I fell pregnant with my first child and my children were one of the best things to ever happen to me, I now have 4. Be strong you are going to be ok and know your Nanna is watching over you and you watch- good things will come your way for all the time and care you gave to your Nanna. Good luck x
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i know how you feel it so hard i lost my nan last year to cancer she was a lovely lady and i miss her very much she was the only nan i had all you can do is be strong and know that your nan is in peace looking over you and feeling very proud of you all the one things that will never go from my memory is the memories of her and the time we spent together and that keeps me goingx
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Hi, I know exactly how you feel and i send you a big hug. My granny died just over a year ago, she also had cancer, she had lived with us for 27 years so my sisters and i were extremely close to her. She came home and was only given a couple of weeks to live, she actually survived for 8 weeks. It is an unbearable pain watching someone you love so much fade before your eyes, but I know my granny and your nana are looking down on us and looking after us. As time passes it does get easier, you remember the good times and how much you shared together and you begin to smile again. You are so brave reading a poem out at your nanas funeral, i helped to write my grannys tribute from our family and so wished now that I had read it out instead of the Vicar. Wish you well for the future with your new baby. Take care sweetheart and lots of love. Kristine.
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hi i lost my nana elizabeth storey to cancer last july. just 1 week after her birthday. when she told us that the cancer had gone to her bones i was heart broken. it was so unfair. she fostered my two brothers,my sister and myself when we were young. she said she was going to try and fight it but after her last treetment she took to her bed. two weeks later she was gone. i miss her so much. but i believe she will always be watching over us and i really hope she will be watching my 7 year old daughter dance in her show in july. the happy memories i have of her keeps me going.
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