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

Dad has died, difficult brother involved, and I am dreading the funeral
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Can a solicitor act for me as joint executor with my brother?
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Trying to cope with late miscarriage at 18 weeks😪
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This is life (after the passing of DH) Thread two
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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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Sad dream about my dad
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If you’re grieving, share something you don’t feel able to say out loud
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No funeral
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To feel miserable because of my life.
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Sudden death of a 19 year old. How best to help?
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Flowers or not?
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My mum's died; her mortgage?
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How can I explain a grandparent’s death to my three-year-old?
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Book recommendations on bereavement and grief for 11yo coping with death of a friend
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If you’re grieving, what has made the process even more difficult?
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Miscarriage condolence gift
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Crush after spouse died
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Stuck in grief?
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Grief 5 years on…
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My Dad is dead.
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For Anyone Needing Support After Losing a Parent. Very Supportive Thread (September 2025)
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This is life (after passing of DH)
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Feeling so very sad tonight :(
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Memorialise or close my late sister's social media accounts?
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Secret funds given to sibling.
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My son, his partner, their miscarriage, my mum, my aunt and me. Grief upon grief this week. (Long)
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Cremation ash jewellery
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Open coffin- is this normal?
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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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My daughter passed away and I have a question?
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Today would have been my daughters 5th birthday
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Advice for entering a relative's flat after a distressing death
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What should I say to a friend in his final days?
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Grieving has turned me into a psycho ex-girlfriend
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My nan forgot me before passing away
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My dad
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Bereavement Support Research Invitation
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My lovely mum has died 3 weeks after diagnosis
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Is it normal to feel fine so soon after losing my mum?
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Anniversaries - which are harder?
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What is the usual time period between a death and an inquest?
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How do I respond to my friend's comments?
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Feeling lost after multiple deaths
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Bereavement therapy
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Angry at advertisers exploiting my grief
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Feeling extreme guilt.
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Grief
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I miss my best friend so much
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Need to numb my feelings
9