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I am going to cancel my holiday - friends think I am silly.

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Willowcosmos · 29/07/2026 00:10

I had the most wonderful friend since schooldays sadly she died suddenly. I saw her every week and I will miss her so much. Her elderly father has arranged the funeral - he did it in a rush without consulting her siblings and friends. It is right in the middle of the week I am on a solo coach trip to Portugal
I have made the decision to go to the funeral- I can’t bear the thought of not being there and I just wouldn’t enjoy the trip.
My other friends think I am crazy - they say I will lose all my money as insurance won’t cover it ( about £800) and that my friend would want me to go and that it’s just for a few hours and what’s the point …but I know it’s what I really want - I am not religious - I know my friend won’t know but just deep down - I want to be there -
I guess what most people will think but would anyone do the same.

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BeKhakiReader · 30/07/2026 18:44

Can you two pack it in and show a bit of respect to the OP who has had a sudden loss?

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Carrie516 · 30/07/2026 19:04

BeKhakiReader · 30/07/2026 18:44

Can you two pack it in and show a bit of respect to the OP who has had a sudden loss?

You have some respect for my response!!!!!

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supercrone · 01/08/2026 09:27

Willowcosmos · 30/07/2026 14:14

I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind comments.
i am going to my wonderful friends funeral - i know i would regret it for ever if I wasn’t there - i need to say a proper good bye and funerals to me really are a part of that.
The holiday was paid for last year so the moneys gone and I don’t care - the funeral in the middle of the trip socan’t really go or come back between which I really wouldn’t want to do.
My real friends understand - the friends who said I was silly are more work colleagues who aren’t lucky like me to have the same sort of friendship.
i feel so at peace with it all…….Portugal isn’t going anywhere anyway!

It is 💯 the right decision. Funerals are really important for sharing grief and memories

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