Grief

Losing a grandparent
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Hello
I am new to the site.
Nealry a year ago i lost the most closest person to me, my grandad.
He pretty much raised me and was my biggest supporter. I am coming up to the year anniversary of when he was abruptly taken from us and just looking for a little support or tips with how to cope for my young familys sake.

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Hello @Danielle31,

I’m Seaneen and wanted to say thank you for reaching out to the community. I’m very sorry to hear about your grandad. I really hope you find the community to be a support to you - you are not alone.

I’m sure someone will be along to offer their support. In the meantime, you might find these Sue Ryder resources helpful as you cope with your grief.

Take good care,
Seaneen

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Hi,

Thank you for starting this thread. I just want to say I am so sorry for your loss and I know what it is like as I am in a very similar position.

I lost my Nan (who was pretty much my mum in closeness) last year on 26th October. It was in a sudden death way too where she fell and hit her head. She died hours after. I am struggling with the fact I never got to say goodbye to her.

I joined this community to see if others are going through similar to me and whether reaching out would help me and others. Please feel free to message me if you need/want to chat to someone in a similar stage of grief.

Thank you!

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Hi,
I just wanted to say I am equally so sorry for your loss.
It has taken me a long time to reach out and talk about my loss and I really have found comfort talking with people in similar situations.
I am always having good days and bad. A lot of highs and deep lows.
It was the same with my grandad a very sudden death.
I am also here should you need a chat
Danielle

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Thank you for your reply. I totally understand. I have highs and lows too. When I feel happy it sometimes leads to guilt afterwards as I think - how can I be happy when they are gone? In my deep lows I find I get very tearful if there is any extra stress both in personal and work life which is not ideal. I think it’s because I was bottling up my emotions. Do you have any coping mechanisms for your deep lows?

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Hi
I am so sorry its taken me so long to reply i have had a few lows myself.
When i hit a real low at the moment i cant give any advice as to how to help because unfortunately i havent realised this myself.
At the moment i am being told by family members that some are seeing a Clairvoyant and this is something i have really struggled with due to my own options.
Hope you are okay
Danielle xx

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So sorry i came up as options and its supposed to be opinions xx

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Thank you for your reply. I appreciate you reaching out. I am starting to understand what to do when I experience lows of grief eg listen to my body so if I need rest do that. So hard to listen to body with a full time job though. I hope you are okay.