I lost my lovely mum last Friday. She was very elderly, had a wonderful life and really, a peaceful, textbook passing away.
But I feel completely overwhelmed by grief - I thought I would be stronger and more pragmatic, but it's really hard right now.
I have a lovely family and we live very nearby, so we and our DCs saw her and my dad all the time, so all very close. I think this is what's making it so hard, as she's been such a huge part of my life for so long.
I just wondered if anyone could recommend a book on this type of bereavement that really helped them, or any tips in general.
I know it's meant to get better in time, I just didn't expect to feel this fragile.