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Bereavement Support

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Missing my mum so much, I find it difficult to talk to people ....

Mini1 2 years ago

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Lost my mum and I’m 22

I’m 22 I lost my mum 9 months ago. I can’t explain to anyone how much it hurts and how much I miss her every single day , I feel like everyone thinks I should be able to get on with life now & it’s impossible. The only person that ....

Katie 2 years ago

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Looking to speak to individuals/ families that have lost a close friend/ family member

Hi all,I am hoping to speak to families that have lost a family or friend . I am trying to put a support service together that will help families after they lose a loved one. If anyone would generously give me some of their time to make this service as ....

Tia1996 2 years ago

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Brain fog

Hello all. My mum died in January this year. The last 3 or 4 weeks I have been suffering from ' brain fog' it's so debilitating. I'm just wondering if this is a typical grieving symptom that occurs not necessarily when thinking of your loved one. It's just there nearly ....

Kazzy 2 years ago

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Not coping with the recent death of my wonderful husband

I am feeling so utterly lost and hopeless. I lost my wonderful husband and soulmate a week before our 32nd wedding anniversary, and three weeks before his birthday. He was diagnosed with metatastic renal cell carcinoma in mid February this year, and he died just two months later on 26th ....

Polpatt 2 years ago

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Music to help

Hi there, I am a singer songwriter and I lost my Mum to cancer 6 years ago. she was my inspiration, taught me how to play guitar and told me to follow my dreams! It has been incredible hard to deal with but music has been my catharsis... Since then I've ....

Sunflower4 2 years ago

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MY PARTNER'S DEATH

My partner died from lung, kidney & brain cancer on the 1st July 2018 & this is my first attempt at reaching out to someone as I am not feeling that I am coping very well. I was with him in hospital for 8 or 10 hours every day before ....

subaru016 2 years ago

12 replies

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Partner of 10 years died 8 weeks ago

My lovely partner died 8 weeks ago and I'm struggling to cope without her, I can't believe it, les was my world, my life, and now my life as gone, I can't wait to be with her, the pain is so unbearable without her, ....

Shazza18 2 years ago

6 replies

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Losses - signifcant events/days/seasonal

My mum died after lenghty illness combined with strokes,Dementia and Parkinson end of Nov 2018. A difficult festive season that seems more like a blur now. Found out recently my absent dad died one month earlier. Yet to process. Nearest family is 40 miles away, my twin sister with her ....

Nemo420 2 years ago

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Mothers death

I’m 25 years old, and I lost my mother 4 weeks ago, we had her funeral this week and I feel as if the world has just been pulled from underneath me. I lost my dad two years ago, and I feel totally lost and alone. I keep texting her ....

Kaylo 2 years ago

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