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[quote=Anonymous]My mom died 8 1/2 years ago from lung cancer.  I was 51 and she was 81.  I still grieve her - she was my best friend and even though I didn't physically live close to her, I talked to her on the phone all the time.  I didn't physically see her very often, so I had no idea she was sick.  She didn't tell me she had cancer until three months before she passed, so it was pretty sudden to me.  The first year after her death was rough - crying all the time, not sleeping, eating too much.  I do still occasionally burst out crying when I think about her.  But I can also smile and laugh thinking about good times.

My dad had dementia and also did not live close to me (my parents were divorced and lived across the country in different states.)   As his dementia worsened, I rarely spoke to him.  It was too difficult to have any kind of phone conversation with him.  I would visit about once a year.  So I grieved his "loss" for several years before he actually passed.  I would burst out crying every time I said "see you later" to him when I would visit because I never knew if it would be the last time.  I was 55 and he was 95 when he passed, almost 5 years ago.  I never really experienced the raw grief I did with my mom.  I think mainly because he was suffering for so long.  [/quote]

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