has anyone ever lost someone due to cancer?

Question

who was it and how close to that person were you,
for me it was my father, and we were very close.

Answer 1

My best friend lost her father to pancreatic cancer on Father's day of last year. She was very close to her father also. I know this year was very, very hard for her. Not just Father's day, but the fact that the actual date he passed away was not the same day as Father's day this year so she got two days of grief. I am so sorry for the loss of your father. It does get easier, please trust me on that one.

My grandmother died a slow horrible death from colon cancer on Monday October 7, 1991 at about 8 am. She was/is my hero. I spent every day with her as a child and we used to sit up til one in the morning to watch our favorite tv show on reruns when I was older. There is so much more that we shared...too much to mention here, it would take a book!!! I sat with her every night as she died. It was awful. I never thought I could live without her. I spent years abusing myself, drinking etc. Now...I don't even actually miss her anymore. Of course I wish she were still around, and I know this sounds like a cliche, but she is in my heart and my memory. I am truly glad to have her there. Death came too slow for her, when it finally happened, it was a relief and a blessing.

My mother in law died an even more horrific death from esophogial cancer. I did not know her very well, I had just met my husband but they were so close. He misses her so much.

My grandfather just had his lower left jaw replaced, most of his tongue removed and all of his lower teeth taken out due to cancer that started on the tongue and moved to the jawbone. He was NOT a smoker, about 25 years ago he had a sharp tooth and rubbed his tongue on it until there was a bump. That bump turned into cancer. He had it removed many times until they finally tried intense radiation. That did not help the cancer, it really only made his jawbone weak. The only option was this surgery. This was done in November. He is doing soooooo well now! He is also my Hero. I adore that man, matter of fact...he is coming to visit me tomorrow and I am very excited, I have not seen him for 2 months.

I don't know how long ago your father passed away, but I hope that you can find peace very soon. Put him in your heart and hold him close to you. He really is always very near, as long as you let him be.

Answer 2

My father was diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer on October 13, 1997 and he passed away on January 1, 1998. He was 46.


I actually didn't have enough time to process it all, it happened so quickly, one minute he was fine, the next he was gone. We had just celebrated his birthday 2 weeks before he died. It's still hard, especially now that I have 2 boys. I miss him all the time and not a day goes by where I don't think of him some capacity. But it was just his time to go, and I accept that.

Answer 3

I moved back into my parents home in 1995 to take care of my mom who had leukemia and then lung cancer. I stayed with my dad after her death in 1995 and he developed lung cancer in April of 2003 and passed away in Dec same year. I was extremely close to both parents, but especially my dad after being with him those last years and miss him every day still. I am sorry for your loss but just know that as time goes on you will remember all the good memories and cherish those forever. I saved a lot of mom and dad's things like my dad's shirts and jeans and am making teddie bears for all the grandkids out of them. Also saved other things like pictures, puzzles, pencils etc etc and made several memory boxes for the family members to remember them by. Keeps me busy and gives me warm fuzzies when I work with their things. Good luck!

Answer 4

My neighbour died a few years ago due to cancer. An Elderly lady, she was like a Grandmother to me. We were very close family friends.

One thing I regret till this day is that she never told anyone about her sufferings. she suffered it all alone.

I really miss her.

Answer 5

My uncle Bob- it was esophageal cancer and he passed in February. He was a heavy drinker. One month later my dad was diagnosed with liver cancer, and luckily they were able to remove the whole thing without having to do chemo, etc. so it's very scary thinking that about your dad. I'm sorry for your loss.

Answer 6

My Aunt died from Lung cancer. I got along with her. She died of lung cancer and as far as I know she never smoked a day in her life.

Answer 7

My mom 4 years ago to lung cancer. She was my best friend.

Answer 8

yes.......it was my mother, we were very close ....she was my best friend. Something would happen during the day & I'd pick up the phone to tell her about it .....or sometimes I'd want to ask her advice about something......it would break my heart every time when I would remember that I couldn't. I'm sorry to hear about your dad.

Answer 9

Yes, a friend who was only 13 and yeah an aunt of mine.

Answer 10

Yes, i am, she is my mother. She has Ca. Rectum.
We feel very high tension and got some very strange habits like we always try to denied that she has disease because we not have anything on our hand.