my mom passed away
(this is mainly just a complaining post)
my mom passed away on september 10th.
she is my absolute best friend and this has been the most difficult loss of my life. i was her live in provider for the last four years while she battled terminal cancer. though it was terminal, we just felt like she was going to live forever and her death was sudden and unexpected. due to me living with her, i don’t qualify for unemployment as i didn’t pay into it (sadly didn’t realize this the whole time). as well as having to deal with her death, i now no longer have a job. no bereavement pay, no unemployment, nothing that i can rely on for a little while in the interim for me finding a new life path. i’m feeling angry, perhaps displaced grieving, but it’s so upsetting that i have nothing to fall back on short term from the state. just wanted to share my feelings in a space where some may understand or have navigated this before.