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Death Of Mother
The Lost Moms Page



 

For a unique, compassionate, enlightened approach to coping with bereavement, "Back to Life" might be just what you are looking for. Read all about it here: Grief Guidebook

Death of Mother...

Welcome to the "Lost Moms" page. Losing your mother to death can be especially hard in many ways. You might feel guilty for not appreciating all that she did for you over the years. You are sure to miss her advice and unconditional love. Losing your mother may also force you to confront your own mortality (feeling older and vulnerable yourself?)

May you begin to heal by telling others about the loss of your own special Mom, and also find some comfort in similar stories posted by other bereaved "children".

Ready to tell your story?  It's very easy, and there is no cost. Just click in and start writing below:

(*Tip: Compose your story first in Notepad or other simple word processor, make all your corrections, then copy and paste into the box below. We also ask that you please do NOT type in ALL CAPS; but we would appreciate if you did capitalize "I". Thanks so much for following these simple guidelines.)


 

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What Other Visitors Have Posted

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Just not this week   This past Saturday was the anniversary of the day my mother passed away July 24, today is July 26 my mother’s birthday Thursday July 29 was the day I laid ...

lost without my mom  I was an only child. my mom was everything. Shes been gone almost 4yrs my world changed forever on OCTOBER 7 2006. i still find it hard when something ...

Mother, I miss you  One week and and two hours ago, my mother died from multiple myeloma cancer. I miss her so much. I miss her smile, our talks, everything about her. I'...

Losing my mum , losing my friend   Dear all,

I lost my mum in december and have experienced intense grief since, some days are worse than others, I am at utter loss without her, I looked ...

My Hero  I will be 16 in two months. I lost my Mom and best friend on November 28th 2008 to pancreatic cancer. She was only 48 years old, she was my life. I was ...

Sudden death of Mum  I lost my mum tragically in October 2009 after being diagnosed with cancer 10 weeks previously. This was just after I had given birth to my first baby ...

I never imagined  My Mom died a month ago yesterday. June 15th 2010 will forever be the worst day of my life and the day my heart broke completely. It was only 4 days after ...

No clue about anything  Mom died 13 weeks ago today. I've never been 13 days without contact in some form w/my mother. It's just Dad & me now. Two strangers living in the same ...

My mother was my life  Hello, I am almost 38 yrs old and three weeks ago lost my mother at 72. I had taken care of my mother since I was 19 yrs old. I devoted my whole life ...

I'll Be There One Day  My mother could literally light up a room. Wherever she went, people were naturally drawn to her. She had a way of making you feel as though you were ...

I love my Mom so much  Mom was so close to all of us, I was lucky to live in the same town as Mom & Dad, so we shared a lot, my husband and I with them. Every year my mom took ...

If My Mom Died, is She Still My Mom?  I have difficulty reconciling that my mother is gone. During her lifetime, she seemed invincible. She was a very tough woman who was also always a lady,...

My mom Lucie Roberts  My mom came to Ohio to my house around memorial day to see her oldest grandson graduate high school and wish him farewell as he goes off to college. I ...

Happy Birthday Mom  June 13th 2010-Happy Birthday Mom!!! As you celebrate your first birthday in Heaven, know we miss you and will always love you! You have been gone from ...

I lost my Mom 3 years ago.....  My name is Sharon and I lost my Mom, 3 years ago the night before Thanksgiving. My Dad had just died 5 months earlier and my Mom just basically gave up ...

losing my mother at the age 10  I had lost my mother at a young age and i did not know what to with losing my mother, i had younger siblings too and they did not know what to do either ...

I miss my mom....  My mom passed away this passed Wednesday morning. I live in the Midwest and she lived on the East Coast.

I was just there two weeks ago. It was ...

Why did you go so suddenly?  My mother passed away Dec 28, 2009. She had gone to another city for a funeral. She got sick and was taken to the hospital. They said it was not serious ...

Mom  I lost my Mom Aug 29 2008. Although it is almost two years ago, it still seems like just the other day My Mom was here; looking after all of us, giving ...

My Mom, Luella Nichols 1928 to 2009  I just wrote how I lost my only son, now I`m writing because 16 months after losing him, I lost my mother, it was for health reasons. She was sick for ...

Too Much Regret  I lost my Mom on March 18th 2010, I was not ready nor expected this to happen. She went into the hospital for something minor and never came back home....

I miss everything about her  I lost my mom on March 16 2010. I never thought it would hurt like this. The pain is still so fresh and raw. Every day gets harder and harder. I still ...

Still feel numb  I lost my mom on December 10th, 2009. My mother was put in the hospital after she woke up in the middle of the night with 103 fever, she has had lung problems ...

MY MUM WAS MY WORLD  MY mum died 5 1/2 months ago now, i still don't think i can believe it. Mum and i were best friends, my brother died 10 years ago and my dad can be a very ...

Mum, I miss you so much....  My mother died two months ago yesterday. I have taken care of her in some fashion since my father died around 20 years ago. She lived with my husband and ...

Mom.. I loved you.. even though I never told you... I miss you.   My mom and I didn't have an easy relationship.. I blamed my mom for many things that happened while growing up... I decided not to have children just so ...

Gone But Not Forgotten  My mom passed away on October 28, 2008 at 3:30am. The pain that i am feeling i cannot describe because for one, i have not accepted that she is gone. I ...

My mom - Violet has gone home.  My mom died a week ago. March 12th at 5:20 am. She had been sick for about 3 yrs. And her quality of life was not very good. She was tired and wanted to ...

I cannot make sense of what is happening  I have already posted a blog about my mom's death. What I am feeling does not make sense to me. I feel as if I am losing my mind. I am getting snapshots ...

Mommy I love you!!  Feb. 06, 2010 was the day she passed away. My mom had a stroke on July 15, 2009 and got sent to San Francisco for a month. Then they transfer her to another ...

Just Mean.  My Mom Theresa Louise Williams just passed away Feb 4, 2010 in lansing, Michigan in Hospice with cancer. My Older Brother was moms caretaker. I'm her oldest ...

My MawMaw  I lost my Grandmother almost three years ago... Feb 21 will be three years. I miss her so much. She was the only constant in my ever changing life. When ...

Losing Mom, my best Friend  I lost my Mom 2 weeks ago, January 12, 2010 at 5:30 a.m., after fighting a battle for 5 months that began from contracting staph infection. The infection ...

My Best Friend  Not only did I lose My Momma I lost The Best Friend I ever had! She lost her battle with cancer January 10, 2010 at 1:08 a.m. She was so sick for 4 months,...

Not ready to leave us...  My mom, like many moms, was my best friend in so many ways. She and I saw each other almost daily and would speak on the phone several times just to talk ...

Sheila Ann Andrews 55 years old  I lost my mother long before she died of Lou Gehrig's disease. She fell asleep on October 28, 2009. My oldest daughter is named after her. We love and ...

My Mother, My Best Friend  On November 1, 2009 I lost the best friend I had ever known, my mother. She was 67 years old and her death came so unexpectedly. My mother had always ...

The passing of my mom  I am 23 years old, my name is Jeremy. In July of '08, I was in the hospital for 2 weeks due to pancreatitis, and my mom was there every day. She worked ...

My mummy, my best friend  I lost my mom on December 13, 2009. She was only 57. She had no illness, just some aches and pains, but the medical examiner told me she had a massive ...

Very frustrated  I lost my mother 4 1/2 months ago to colon cancer. She was sick for two years, so in many ways I felt that I had already lost her by the time she actually ...

My Ma  My Ma,

Beverly was born March 21, 1944, she passed November 1, 2009. She died of breast cancer. She had survived it once before, about 5 years ago ...

Every day it gets harder  My Mum died in June of this year after a two year battle with leukemia.

Every day it is getting harder and harder to cope.
I wake every morning with ...

Beautiful Butterfly  }::{*}::{ My mother has returned to her first love: God. She is resting in her healing that she longed for. She is walking in her healing and enjoying ...

[ MY MOMMY, MY BEST FRIEND, MY WORLD ]  IT IS ALMOST 1 YEAR SINCE GOD TOOK MY MOMMY FROM ME. ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2009, IT WILL BE 1 YEAR.z

MY MOMMY WAS BORN AUGUST 21,1957 AND DIED CHRISTMAS ...

17 Years Ago  I am still grieving over the loss of my mom 17 years ago (right now I am 20) I kept thinking that I would finally be able to accept it but I haven't. I ...

My stepmom died  It was my 10th birthday and my stepmom died. My brother was shocked and hates my birthday. It hasn't been a year yet though.

I just want my mum!!! :(  I lost my Mum in September 2009 after being with her every day. I am 19 and gave up uni for 3 months to help her as much as I could. Mum loved my help ...

My mom- Carole Spaulding  My mom died of a sudden stroke at the age of 52. I was 17 yrs old and a senior in high school.
I am the youngest in the family. I have 3 older brothers....

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, MOM  MY MOM WAS 87 YEARS OLD, HEALTHY AND ALERT, WE THOUGHT. SHE WAS SUCH A JOY TO BE WITH. SHE STILL DROVE, THAT WORRIED ME. SHE LIVED ALONE. THAT WORRIED ...

My mom  I lost my mom on Oct 5,1997. She committed suicide. She had fibromyalgia.

The day Mom died was total chaos. I knew I had to be the strong one. Dad ...

my mum my best friend  I lost my mum 3 weeks ago. It's the worst feeling in the world. I've never felt like this before.
It was so sudden, she was only 63 and had a major heart ...

My mom was my very Best Friend!  Maria Estella Zeller July 1, 1945-April 19th 2009

I lost my mom. Never could I imagine the pain and loss I have felt in losing her.

My Mom, My Best Friend!  I've felt grief before, but never like this. In August 1987, I lost a son, Michael, due to still birth. I thought I would lose my mind. I cried every ...

A loving son and caregiver story for all to see, and hopefully understand.  I am a mentally disabled 47 year old male who was 'brought-in' by 'the family' to help take care of mom, as she grew older and needed more assistance. I ...

Bye mommy  My mom died 3 weeks ago today- she was 50. She hung herself in her garage. My dad found her after he came home from work( he's 51). I live 8 hours away ...

My mom my life my love  I lost my mother last may 13,2009, tomorrow will be her fourth month. I still live with my dad, i'm the youngest and the only girl in the family. I'm ...

Cancer took her life  She was only 49 when she passed away on August 19th, 2009. I was right there beside her during her last battling moments of fighting with cancer. Holding ...

My Grounding Force  My mom isn't gone yet. She has just now told me that she has had cancer for over a year and chosen not to accept therapy. I don't know how I feel about ...

Mom died on Valentine's Day. How befitting! She was the epitome of love.  My Mother and Best Friend died on Valentine's Day, 2009. She was a very youthful 80 year old. She died of lung to brain cancer.

Although I am filled ...

I don't understand, but I miss her  I don't really pay attention to dates and times, I always relied on my mom to tell me when important things were coming up and get me to start working ...

Completely Alone  My Mom died suddenly less than two weeks ago. She had health issues for years but was stable and not in any medical danger. Out of nowhere she had a few ...

She was my mom, my best friend  Mary A. Brown, July 16, 1945-April 10, 2009

On April 10, 2009 I received a call that my mom has passed away unexpectedly in her sleep. My mom was in ...

I MISS MY MOM  On January 1st of this year we were told that my mother had stage 3 cancer. The doctor could only give us weeks to months. We begged for a month and we ...

My Mother  Day 17. I am crying again. It seems I cannot go anywhere (even Target!) without something reminding me of her. Each time, it hits me like it is the first ...

My mom, my mother, my friend....goodbye, I miss you.  My mother, Patricia, died 3 days, 10 hours ago, January 26th, 2009.

She was 77. She was diagnosed with Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis when ...

About making a promise to "Let me die at home"  I want to write this story as advice to well meaning family members out there who so desperately want to make promises.

Please consider your family ...

WHY HER???  I am still trying to deal with the death of my mom 9 years ago. She died at the age of 44 from the disease lupus.

I often wonder why her? She was the ...

Suffering and Peace - A Mother Lost  What happens to the dying is a secret in our society. It is unspoken and that silence leaves those dying and the loved ones of the dying unprepared.

Hospice ...

More Than a Mother  Our home is so different without her. We don't hear the sound of pots and pans clanging as she cooked up wonderful meals for us, or the sound of her voice ...

Lost without Mum  I lost my Mum on June 11th 2010 - 7 weeks today.
She had not felt good since Christmas. In April she was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer and was being ...

My Best Friend  I lost my mother about 6 months ago, I have not been able to grieve properly. I became sick. I am lost. We did everything, went everywhere together and ...

Beautiful Baby Bird  I have been blessed. I am 46 years old and my mother died at a ripe old age of 87 on June 29, 2010. She is the oldest of 10 and the mother of 9 - and I ...

TO MOM with LOVE  Death Can Never Separate Those Who Are Bound Together By The Ties of Love!

To my mother TONYA LEE PENNER (August 22, 1966- August 26, 2007)  Mom I know we had alot of problems in the past. But I wanted to write something so millions of people can see how much you really meant to me and how loving ...

My mom, brutally stolen from me...  My mom was murdered on Feb. 10, 2010. It was much too early for her to go. I am 30 yrs old. I have a husband and three small sons. And now here I am....

Here today, Gone tomorrow  June 26th 2009, It was the first Friday of my new job and I was walking in to my morning meeting when the phone rang and Jenny said Melissa it is for you....

I Miss You Mom  My mother passed away on January 6, 2010. I still cannot believe that she is gone. She had been on dialysis for around 6 months. I remember taking her ...

The loss of an amazing Mother  My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer a little over 10 years ago. I still remember her sitting me down when I was 9 years old and telling me that she ...

Lost and Adrift  In June, my mom told me she needed a heart transplant but that they don't give heart transplants to anyone over 30. My mom was 60. The doctors told her ...

Alone Now, I Do Not Have Any Family Left  Following is the letter I sent to mom's friends upon her passing. To this day, I am having a hard time dealing with her leaving. As your site says, I ...

Robyn Diane McDonald 6-01-1962-8-04-2007  My mother was taken from me through suicide. Robyn was a hard worker, early riser and would work all day until what she needed to do was done. Her love ...

Memories of Mom  One of my earliest memories of Mom was as a young child, sitting at the dining table, unable to take my eyes off her beautiful face. Years later, white ...

The Loss of Charming Lisa  I wasn't sure if my story "belonged" here, as my grief is for my mother-in-law. Then I realized that although she did not share my DNA, she shared the ...

Missing Mom  My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in September 2008. She passed away May 19, 2009. Immediately after the diagnosis, I had my mother ...

My Mother, My Friend...  Mom this is to you. Sorry it has taken me so long. I did not expect you to leave me so suddenly. Yes, I was angry. I felt like an orphan, with dad gone ...

Mama's Lonely Silly Goose  The title is how I feel ALL the time. I feel at a lose of words whenever I try to write or talk about her. I want to write her story and progress it ...

Losing My Mom and My Best Friend  My Mom found out she had cancer when she was having breathing problems and I took her to the emergency room thinking she had pneumonia. In fact her lungs ...

Losing my Mom  It happened so slowly, that we really didn't know what was going on. I knew Mom wasn't as energetic as usual, but it didn't seem to be anything serious....

Mom was my best friend  I told her this more than once. I don't know how many times. I came to see her every weekend. She only lived about 47 miles away, and I would drive to ...

My Mom  My mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2007. Her oncologist said they caught it early and she was an excellent candidate for treatment,...

Why did she have to die like that? March 25 1988  Why was there no investigation done when she was found outside in the Arctic of Nunavut? She was found naked and frozen outside at some what 35 degrees ...

My mother my best friend  My mother passed Dec 22, 2008, very suddenly. She was suffering from polymiositis since 2003 and was stuggling to get back into remission for the past ...

Mum  I lost my Mum in August, it's coming up to 6 months and her birthday. I can't breathe. I don't know who I am anymore and I don't know the people around ...

The Greatest Shock of my Life: The Jewel of My Life is Gone  On Friday, October 24th, 2008, another dark chapter was added to my life. My mother died. I miss her so much it really hurts. I find my life unbearable....

My love for Sheila  I was 14 when I started going out with my ex-husband. We still remain the best of friends and have a 15 year old daughter.

My relationship with his ...


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