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Mum died on Monday: what a strange and tough week.
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Grief workshops
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This is life (after the passing of DH) Thread two
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For Anyone Needing Support After Losing a Parent. Very Supportive Thread (September 2025)
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How did you feel the day after your parent’s funeral
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Still really missing my mum months after she passed away
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Supporting a difficult widowed parent
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Parenting a young adult after the death of their other parent
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Mum just died - what do we need to do?
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Why see them after they’re gone?
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Did your loved one experience deathbed visions?
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Supporting DH during grief
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DH died,family like vultures, advice please.
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Really struggling because the love of my life is dead.
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Grandpa died - explaining grief?
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Struggling to cope
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Drowning in nostalgia/sentimentality
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Advice on probate
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I’m such a mess
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Help with funeral costs after my brother died suddenly
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Saw a Hawaiian shirt today, reminded me of my Dad
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Way-Up asking for a utility bill and a copy of my DH death certificate. Is this normal?
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Grief 5 years on…
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*****TW**** Suicide. My husband is gone.
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How long off work?
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Smells and tastes bringing memories
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Heavy arms & legs
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DS1 has died
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Can a solicitor act for me as joint executor with my brother?
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Would you recognise a voice?
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Waking up crying from loss.
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Probate solicitor recommendations
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Dad has died, difficult brother involved, and I am dreading the funeral
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Bereaved and overwhelmed after dad died intestate, am I being unreasonable?
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Birthdays
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Dads funeral - Flowers/Car etc - do I have to?
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Was this a normal experience of a funeral directors?
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Church service followed by direct cremation, is this the right choice?
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What should I do about money Dad asked me to keep?
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First Fathers Day without my Dad
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Went to a funeral today.
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Possible grief burnout 5 years in
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Helping my DH with his grief
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Dad on palliative care, I'm struggling with guilt and grief
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Should I let our son view his dad before the funeral?
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If you’re grieving, share something you don’t feel able to say out loud
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Did grief make you more sensitive especially to any kind of rejection?
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ExH on end of life pathway.
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If you lost your parents young (before you turned 40, say) did you ever feel like this?
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Ideas for marking my mum's 10th anniversary in a meaningful way
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