Losing my dad

Losing a parent
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After losing my dad recently to pancreatic cancer, feel very alone , also developing ringing constantly in my ears eversince. I have not been sleeping well at all. This inturn is affecting my work attendance. Im a only child with hardly any friends later on in life. My mum is still here , but dont want to keep burdening my grief onto her , as she was married to my dad for over 50+ years.
Just was after coping mechanism s or where to go for some kind of councilling as tried to deal wit stuff myself to no avail!??

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Hello @Missing_u,

I’m part of the Online Community team and I can see that you are new to the community - I’d like to thank you for bravely starting this thread and sharing how you are feeling over the loss of your dad. I’m so sorry to hear about how it’s affecting you. Most community members have sadly experienced the death of a loved one and so will understand some of what you are going through.

I’m sure someone will be along to offer their support. In the meantime, you may wish to look at these Sue Ryder resources which might be helpful.

  • Our Grief Guide self-help platform which has information, resources and advice to help you through your grief

  • Our Bereavement Information pages which can walk you through what you are going through.

You might also want to Losing a parent - coping with the death of a parent | Sue Ryder

I really hope you find the community helpful and a good source of support and I also hope you feel you can access more support should you need it.

Thank you again for sharing – please keep reaching out and know that you are not alone.

Take care,

Alex

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Hi
I recently lost my dad too, my mum is still here
I feel an obligation to stay strong for her even though all I want to do is fall apart
It’s so hard isn’t it xx

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Hey…
Most definitely, im spending most of my spare time with my mother at mo. Almost starting a new relationship, which is brilliant. Just had dads birthday last week , which i thought i was ok with. How wrong i was!! Very emotionally charged weekend😢 i know it will get easier , but not to forget, just remembering good times as father was a beautiful soul xx