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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
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I was with my Mom when she passed from cancer.  30 days after diagnosis she was gone.  I did not cry that night or at the funeral.  Drove back home 1000 miles away and it wasn't until maybe 2-3 months ago it hit me.  I took pics of her on her hospital bed in her final days and I looked at them.  Not sure I will look at them again.  But twice now I've cried hard.  Both within the first year.  Will be 4 years in 3 days.  I am the big bad tough guy in my family and in my 60's.  Don't feel guilty if you break down one day and do not feel guilty if you never break down thinking of her.
gpt
Thank you this means a lot, I really miss my father and I keep wondering why I haven't burst out or anything. Maybe his last words might have had an influence as we were on the phone a day before and he told me to "stay strong and dont cry" but we were talking about an argument between me an my mother. Life is unexpected and can give and take things and I am very sorry to hear about your mother. I hope she was surrounded by lots of love.