How do you cope with life if both your parents pass on.?

Question

I love my parents, i was with them for the past 30yrs & i cant imagine what i'll do without them, not monetary wise of cos. I know life still goes on for me if they pass on but how do you cope with life after that?

Answer 1

I am 37 about to turn 38 this week. My mom has had cancer for the past 3 years. Last birthday my wish when I blew out my candles is to have my mom make it to see my 38th birthday. She will. My dad and mom have been divorced since I was 7 my dad has had several heart attacks . From what the doctors say both my parents will not be seeing my 40th birthday. I do not know how I will deal with it. You expect them to be there when your kids grow up and graduate high school. You expect them to need to hold you arm when they are 90 and you are walking through the store. I do not know how people younger than me have handled it. I am sad everyday. I try to say everything I want to say to them just in case I do not get the chance the next morning. I will have to be strong for my children and that will be what gets me through. I hope you find your own way to cope. God bless you and your parents

Answer 2

We had a close friend who was dying of cancer - she died in Sept of last year - but when the end was near we all told her how much she would be missed and honored her when she was alive to hear the good things we had to say about her. It made it easier for us when she had gone to know that we made her life better for that period of time.
Her husband established a memorial for her at memory-of.com and that helped him deal with her death, as well as giving the rest of us a place to light candles for her and there are forums there to discus the loss of someone with others who also have suffered.
the main thing is to establish the best memories you can while you can so that you have something to hold on to afterwards

Answer 3

My mom died 22 years ago and I still missed her. So, life goes on and remember that your dead love ones want you to go on until is your turn to go. (we are all mortals)