I'm so sorry :(
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I'm so sorry :(
Catrin, I am so very sorry for your loss.
Catrin, I'm sorry.
I am so sorry, Catrin. You know you can count on your TE family for support.
Oh Catrin, I'm so very sorry.
The kind thoughts and words are very much appreciated. I feel numb right now, probably shock. I am driving back home tomorrow morning after I get a good workout in, I think the exercise will help.
So sorry Catrin. Take care of yourself. (((hugs)))
Catrin, I am so sorry. Losing a parent is really hard. Be gentle with yourself, and take good care.
Catrin, condolences to you and the rest of your family. It's so hard to lose your mom, I have too. I haven't been on the forums in a couple of months and just stopped in and followed this thread, at some point in the future you will probably take comfort that you were able to spend some time with her at the end. So sad. Take care of yourself.
Oh, Catrin. (((Hugs)))
My condolences. Be gentle with yourself. We're always here.
Catrin, i'm sorry to hear about your mom :(
Take care & remember you're a good woman :)
Catrin, Hang in there. We are all thinking of you and sending love and good thoughts out into the universe for you and your family.
I am so sorry, Catrin. Many hugs and good thoughts your way.
My deepest sympathies. Others have offered good, and well-expressed advice. I'll just nod along in agreement. Take care.
((((Catrin))))
Catrin, I am really sorry to hear about your mum :(
I'm very sorry about your mom. Go carefully.
Oh, I'm so sorry Catrin. I remember that numb feeling after losing my mom. Have a safe drive back, and know that we're all thinking about you.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Catrin. I know you didn't expect this to happen so soon or you would not have left. Please take care of yourself.
Warm thoughts and hugs...it's difficult to lose a parent. :(
Emily
Healing thoughts and prayers your way Catrin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
I'm sorry for the loss of your mother, Catrin.
I'm very sorry Catrin, you have my condolences.
I am so sad to hear this Catrin :-( I cannot imagine how you are feeling right now. If there is anything I can do let me know. I will be praying for you and your family.
We had the memorial service last night and the internment tomorrow morning. I think I've managed to reach some kind of peace with her over these past few years as I had 2 hours of many people telling me that I am the spitting image of her long ago.
At one time that would have been offensive but no longer. She was a beautiful woman who was deeply broken as a small child. Well, she has left all of that behind now, along with the horrible cancer pain, and her final 2 days were very peaceful.
Thank you for the kind words, thoughts and prayers.
Hugs to you, Catrin.
CAtrin, I'm so sorry for your loss.. I'll say some extra prayers today for your and your family.
Catrin - so sorry to read of your mom's passing. Take care of yourself as you move through the grieving process. Sending hugs.
SheFly
Catrin: so sorry for your loss. It is very had to lose a parent and to cancer it is even harder - take good care of yourself. you will be in my thoughts.
What you said about your mom will make my difficult work a little bit easier today. It really resonated with me.
I wish we knew what we know now, back when some of us here were kids.
I am home, and still in some shock over the events of last week and also some things I learned about her. Just a lot of sad stuff that showed how broken she was. I am considering some professional help in processing all of this, at least for a brief time. I don't want to be blindsided by the past as the grief process settles in. While it helps to know she wasn't well, that doesn't mean it won't come up for me.
That's tough stuff, Catrin--and territory I'm all too familiar with given my mother's own difficult childhood and life. I have the name of a good professional if you decide to go that route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
Catrin - I don't know how I missed all this but I'm so sorry for your loss. I think your idea of seeking professional help to work through what you've learned is wise. My thoughts are with you as you mourn and heal.
Me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Writer
Take care Catrin. Though it may seem odd, pneumonia at the end of life can be a welcome way out of suffering.
Catrin, I would like to add my heartfelt sympathies for the loss of your mother. There's no easy way, I think. But I will say that when I lost my mom in 2007, the sympathies and good wishes of fellow TEers were big comforts for me. I wish you peace of mind and love and support from your good friends and family as you go forward.
So sorry for your loss, Catrin. Take good care of yourself and let others take care of you for a while if you can.
I've not yet decided if it is a good thing that I live along and have this move to blast through or not...but it is what it is. I greatly appreciate all of the kind thoughts and good advice. IF I can sleep tonight I intend on going to a 6am spinning class before heading back to the office. Getting some of those feel-good brain chemicals can only help on my first day back at work. Right now the problem is getting to sleep rather than staying asleep. I am still waking, but not nearly as often as in the last couple of months.
Right now I seem to be watching a Poirot marathon (with David Suchet), my mom really enjoyed watching them and so do I. Things I've seen before will pottering around my apartment doing a mixture of packing and resting for tomorrow.
(((Catrin))) I moved 2 weeks after my mother died, so I have been there. I was really numb through the whole thing. I think I just went on autopilot.
I hope you love your new place and the move goes smoothly.
What is a "Master" level counselor? My employer makes has a program for all employees who need counseling of any kind and when I signed up I was told they are all "Master" level. I assume this means that they all have post-graduate degrees and is a good thing, just curious if it might mean anything else.
I'm hoping Crankin can definitively answer your question, but like you, I would assume it connotes that they have a master's degree. Now, there are several degrees that qualify you to be a therapist, e.g., master in Social Work; master in Psychology. Beyond just accreditation, I'd be interested (if you have a choice among therapists) in what type of therapies they offer, what type of issues they "specialize" in and how those things align with what you most want to accomplish in therapy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
You are correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
Catrin - starting out with your work EAP is a good place to begin. Like you, I imagine I'll be availing myself of their services when my mom is gone; complicated relationships take some time to process.