Hiya I’m 24 from the UK a bit about me in 2016 I lost my Grandfather from cancer I saw him the morning after he died and in the chapel of rest and I struggled a lot with grief after he died being 16 and then my sister was sick she’s okay now and then in 2018 my nan died and I thought I dealth with that grief but the passing of Liam Payne has affected me a lot I’ve never spoke to him never met him I’ve just been a one direction fan since I was 8/9 and this week grief has hit me it’s also the time of year with my nan and Grandad death anniversary and my Grandads birthday tomorrow so it’s been rough and I listened to lottie Tomlinsons audiobook about her grief and found out about Sue Ryder and in a way I was wondering if anyone else has felt the impact of Liams passing and is it normal because I’ve never met or spoke to him or am I just being sensitive? I’m just really confused x
I think it’s totally normal, especially when you’ve lost someone important to you when you were young. My dad died when I was 18. When David Bowie died, I cried for weeks and weeks. My dad got me into David Bowie and he reminded me so much of my own childhood, of what it was like being a child with my parents, and he meant a lot to me. When Bowie died it felt like a part of my own life and my own childhood was now gone forever.
Maybe it’s similar for you? Grieving Liam Payne not just for who he meant to you as a part of 1D, but for your childhood, yourself as a child and your life with your grandparents. It must be even harder right now with the anniversaries coming up. And he was really young too, and died in such a sad awful way. It’s not what you expect to happen to someone so young and alive.
Yeah it feels like very final and like that chapter of my life is over one direction got me through my grandparents passings and honestly this grief has really hit me