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Bereavement

Find bereavement help and support from other Mumsnetters. See also your choices after baby loss.

Supporting DH after his stepmother's death and complicated family dynamics
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How to handle relatives trying to take over funeral arrangements
10
Selling/disposing of vehicles
9
For Anyone Needing Support After Losing a Parent. Very Supportive Thread (September 2025)
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Is it too soon to invite my son's friend away?
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Suddenly ‘feeling’ my orphan status!
26
Losing DH and I’ll be alone
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DS1 has died
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Inquest due to negligence
3
Going back to work after partners death.
36
This is life (after the passing of DH) Thread two
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Grief feels overwhelming again two years later, is this normal? Poss TW dark thoughts
12
How can I best support my husband after his father died
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Dad just died, feeling lost.
2
How did you handle all the ‘firsts’?
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Bereavement and guilt after inheriting unexpectedly from a difficult friend
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I'm not ok
20
Advice on choosing between pension lump sum, annuity or drawdown after bereavement
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Seven years on, still feel grief on my wife's anniversary
14
Mum died: appalling shock and anxiety
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Struggling to grieve after my grandmother's death while estranged from family
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I will be older than my mum
61
Not sure what to do with my mum's ashes
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Why see them after they’re gone?
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Tips for when you miss them
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How do people cope with the first days after losing a child
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If you’re grieving, what has made the process even more difficult?
102
Struggling with my mum after Dad's death and my own grief
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Feeling sorry for myself
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How do I know if I’m coping with grief or avoiding it?
19
Cried ugly tears at Ghosts
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Has anyone recovered slowly after bereavement and emotional burnout?
9
'Letters To Loved Ones' post box scheme
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**TW** Still Birth: What Helped You?
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Is a Death De-Brief a Thing?
4
My beautiful son - part 2
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Advised not to view my brother after post-mortem and embalming
34
Hanging by a thread
3
Supporting a difficult widowed parent
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Lost a very close friend and I am struggling.
18
Still really missing my mum months after she passed away
29
Mum died on Monday: what a strange and tough week.
24
Grief workshops
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How did you feel the day after your parent’s funeral
53
Parenting a young adult after the death of their other parent
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Mum just died - what do we need to do?
78
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.
184
Really struggling because the love of my life is dead.
18