Is there any advice from anyone.
We sadly lost my dad New Year’s Eve last year after a battle with cancer. He was unwell for couple of years but then deteriorated very quickly and after being told that there was no more treatment and he was gone after 5 weeks.
As a family we have all struggled and myself and my sister have tried so hard to be strong and support my mum but it’s so hard when she is so lost without him and says she just wants to be with him again.
She has a great group of friends (some of which have lost partners so have an understanding of her grief) but is there anything else anyone can suggest to help support her with such a huge loss, whilst we are also grieving for our dad.
We’ve thought about grief counselling but would all rather do this individually rather than together so we can focus on our own grief and not be worried for eachother.
Thank you for bravely reaching out. I’m so sorry for the loss of your dad.
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