Loss of parents-in-law has hit me hard but not sure how to grieve

anatouskia · 2013-09-09 18:45:35

First post here, although I read a lot. Hello everyone I've been with DH for ten years and married for five. We live close to where he grew up and miles from my family in the North. We spent a lot of time with his parents and I became very close to both of them. My father-in-law died in 2010 and my mother-in-law just a few months ago, each from a different kind of cancer. They were relatively young and should have been around for many more years. DH and I are both devastated but because they were "in laws" I have found some people don't understand my grief. I don't have as much "claim" to it as my DH but I loved them too - sometimes I feel I am coping less well than he is. Is there anyone out there who has been through this? How can I get myself back on track when no-one seems to understand or expect that I am grieving?

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