Hello there,
I lost my brother a year and 4 months ago ,this will be the second Christmas without him. This time of the year always makes me so sad as it’s all to do with family and being together, my family all live in Kent we live in Staffordshire it’s not always possible to get together that much so Christmas is very hard, how do you all cope at Christmas? I never stop thinking of my brother and I am getting on with things but it’s getting difficult again with this time of the year coming up, I didn’t see him that often but always tried to see him before Christmas. I can’t seem to get into the Christmas spirit .
Hi @jenny8,
I’m so sorry to hear about your brother. I’m sure someone will be along to offer their support around coping at Christmas, but I just wanted to let you know that you have been heard and you are not alone 
Take good care,
Suzy
You don’t need to get into the Christmas spirit, just do what you want & ignore all the tv ads & jovial programmes that make you think these people are all having a good time. Tv is so uncompassionate to people experiencing loss & in grief… I like treating it as just another day… Sending strength to you.
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Thank you so much for your reply, yes all these adds on the tv it makes you think so much about people that are not here anymore ,me and my husband will be spending it on our own, we normally go out with the dog on a long walk but we sadly loss our lab in may which isn’t helping ,we will just treat it as a normal Sunday and get through the best we can, thank you
the point is to think about mpeople that are not here any more, even include them even if they are not here physically. i have my pressies wrapped, my lights are ready to go up and i have a card for my hubby which will go on his ashes in the hall.
as for the dog, why not treat yourself to another lab, maybe a rescue so you have somethingto focus on
Sue F1
Thank you, I will always think about him especially at Christmas it’s just so hard when the rest of the family are not with me ,I will still put up my Christmas decorations but it’s going to be another hard day without him and my dog, sorry for your loss ,hope you have as a nice as Christmas as possible