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johnbaxter
For the last two and a half years I was my daughter's caretaker. My daughter passed away on November 27, 2007, from cervical cancer. She was 39 and a single parent. I was blessed with assisting my daughter in raising my granddaughter from the age of four. She is now 19. I am having trouble sleeping and eating. The other day I was doing some things around the house and I became very worried that my daughter was running out of her pain medicine and I felt like I needed to check it. I then realized she was gone. I'm having trouble making the transition to no longer being the caretaker. My granddaughter had a very difficult time, and I'm trying to be the best support I can be for her, but I think she is being more supportive of me. I have no energy and can't seem to move forward. I did create a memorial site for my daughter, and the comments have been helpful, but I still feel lost.
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This is so fresh for you, and what you are feeling, though terrible, is very normal. The other day, it had been 6 months since my MIL passed. I was her amin caregiver through her illness.
I still feel lost a lot of days, and went from extremely busy with her, to nothing much to fill my day. It is hard.
Time will help, but I am not sure sure that it is the only answer. Be kind to yourself, listen to your body, give it what it needs.
We're here to help where we can.
Huggs,
Rainbowmama
Trish
Reading through your message made me remember that good day of April 15th,2007 when my 2nd big sister in England went to be with the Lord right before my mums eyes. She was not sick, she was getting ready to go Church with her family and this happened. She was also 39. It was a hard, hard thing for all of us but God's grace has been sufficient.
Sometimes i forget she is not on earth but as soon as i remember what has happened i cry out.
Please know that i will be praying with you because you can only get through it by God's help so let God know how you feel and allow Him to see you through.
In Ecclesiastes 3:1 God saya " Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses".
I believe God saw all that your daughter was going through and he decided to let her be absent from the body, and to be Present with the Lord( 2 corinthians 5:8) where she will not be be on any medication.
Like a wound healing, the pain may be felt a long time, but complete recovery requires daily improvement.Don't allow satan the trickster to lie to you that you will never get over your pain, never be whole again emotionally. Although you can't deny the fact that you going to miss her that does not mean you have suffer permanent grief and loneliness. Griefing is normal but living in grief is not because Proverbs 17:22 "Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time".
God did it for me, He saw me through bidding farewell to my sister and my dad who also passed away two weeks after my sister's death on April 28th, 2007. He will do it for you and your granddaughter.Hope this will help ease the hurt konw that God is ALWAYS with YOU. Stay blessed
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