Maybe we should all introduce ourselves

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My Name is Beth- I lost my Mom 19 months ago to lymphoma



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My name is Nicole- I lost my mom to lung cancer ... it will be 4 years on June 21st. I lost my dad to heart disease 6 months later.

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Hi everybody,
My name is Kathleen and I lost my mom to lung cancer in Jan of 99. I was 25 years old.

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Theresa, age 35.

Lost my mom when I was eight, my brother four. She was struck by a car while crossing a main road at dusk. She was declared dead 1/2 hour later at the hospital.

She was 38 years old.

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Hi everyone, my name is Elena. I lost my Mother when I was 15 months old. She was 32 years old, and it's been an everchanging life of learning how to deal with the loss. I am now 28 and approaching the age she was when she passed away, strange, huh? I am so sorry for all of your losses. I guess it's good to know that there are other people in the world able to relate to something so difficult to wrap our brains around. Wonderful to read about all of your stories, thanks.
Elena

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Hi! My name is Sue and I lost my Mom almost 13 years ago to colon cancer that metastisized to her liver. I was 22 years old when she passed away,it was one of the saddest days of my life... Then my Dad passed 5 years ago this August and that was the 2nd saddest day of my life. Then my MIL died in December suddenly of a stroke, though she never replaced My Mom we were close like Mother and daughter. It has been so awful.

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Hi, i'm Noreen and i lost my mother to lung cancer 22 yrs ago. I was 8. It is still so hard even after all this time...wish she was here to see my new baby boy. Look forward to chatting with you ladies..

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Hi! My name is Sue and I lost my Mom almost 13 years ago to colon cancer that metastisized to her liver. I was 22 years old when she passed away,it was one of the saddest days of my life... Then my Dad passed 5 years ago this August and that was the 2nd saddest day of my life. Then my MIL died in December suddenly of a stroke, though she never replaced My Mom we were close like Mother and daughter. It has been so awful.

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This board is amazing....

My name is Alison. I lost my mom when I was 10 -- in 1989. She was 38 and suffered with cancer for only a few months. I am an only child and grew to be pretty close with my dad. He died of a heart attack in March 2003. I miss them so much each day!

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Hello,

I hope you don't mind me joining. My name is Stephanie. I lost my MIL 4 years ago to ALS-Lou Gehrig's Disease. We were very close and I miss her everyday. She passed away 6 months before our wedding. It hurts everyday that she is not able to see her grandson.

Hugs to everyone.

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Hi everyone..
My name is Trish and I lost my mom when I was 16. When I was 13 my mom had breast cancer. After a mastectomy, they said she was in remission. 2 years later, they found a tumor in her brain and gave her less than a year to live. I'll always remember how strong she was in facing her prognosis and living life to the fullest during that final year.

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I just wanted to say you girls are so strong and my heart aches for each of you.

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My name is Lisa and I lost my mom 3 months ago. It was a sudden thing.

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Hi all. I'm Lori. I lost my Mom 5 years ago on 02/13/01 due to Colon Cancer. What really gets me is she was diagnosed at stage 4. I'm so sick and tired listening to people say how preventable colon cancer is if you get a colonoscopy. All my life my Mom was in the hospital. She had Ulcerative Colitis. My Mom educated herself about her disease to where I completely believe she knew more than her Doctors. We spent a lot of time visiting her in the hospital after being admitted for many things, blockages, etc. She had every scope possible - endoscopy, colonoscopy she also had blood tests, cat scans, x-rays, whatever the tests were...she had it. Any time we went somewhere she had to have a change of clothes and always had to know where the bathroom was...it just was the norm for us. Finally she said she had had enough. She decided she would have a colostomy bag put in. When and only when they went in and cut her open they realized she had cancer...and it was everywhere. They then diagnosed her at stage 4. They gave her 6 mths...she made 2 years.
Thankfully I still have my Dad. Also, very thankfully I still have my Grammie. My Mom's Mom. She's outlived not only her Husband, but ALL THREE of her children. She's the only connection I have with my Mom and I'm so very thankful to God that I have her.

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I just found this board and I am so glad it's here!
My name is Alexandria and my Mother passed away when I was 7
She was 28 and had Breast Cancer!
I struggle everyday wishing my Mother was here!
Hugs to all of you

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I lost my dad (he raised me) 5 years ago August to a sudden massive stroke. I was 25 he was 52.

Hope you dont mind if I join....my mother has not been in my life for almost 20 years.

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I lost my mom 8 months ago to breast cancer which metastisized to her brain. she was initially diagnosed 5 years ago and then was fine. she was not feeling well for a few months before my wedding (which was in july) but refused to goto the dr. until after my wedding. she went in for brain surgery while i was on my honeymoon (i didnt know). she never fully came out of it. the cancer was so aggressive. 2 months later she was gone. i cant believe that i have to live my life without her forever. thankfully i have my dh, dad, and 23 year old sister. it's so hard.

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i lost my mom to breast cancer as well when i was 20 years old. she was diagnosed when i was 15 and died exactly 5 years later. its been 10 years and it never gets easier for me. i know i should have went to a berevement group years and years ago. im so glad to know there are other woman who have gone thru what i have been thru.

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Hi my name is Antoinette and I lost my mom 3 yrs ago to breast cancer... I was 24 and had just gotten married a few months prior- like a previous poster it had metasitised (SP?) to her brain- horrible way to go.

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HI!
Im TJ I lost my mom when i was 9 (im now 32) she had lung cancer which moved to her brain....she was sick my entire childhood and i basically grew up watching her die

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Hi. My name is Pam. I lost my mom 5 years ago this past April - the day before my 28th birthday. She had been very sick and went into the hospital to fix an abdominal aortic anuyersum but died after 7 months there from "complications". I had believed she would recover.

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I am going to hijack for a moment -

I lost my father to lung cancer (suddenly, he was diagnosed a week prior and was supposed to come home to start chemo and had a pulmonary embollism)

I was 17 (a week before my 18th birthday), he as 45

I was very close to my dad. My mom is a restaurant manager and works mostly nights, so my dad was the one who was home after school to go to my soccer games.

And my Uncle died suddenly of a heart attack a few months ago, leaving behind three daughters, 9, 7, and 6. He was going to walk me down the aisle.

it seems as if alot of us lost a parent to cancer

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