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For Anyone Needing Support After Losing a Parent. Very Supportive Thread (September 2025)
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Angry at advertisers exploiting my grief
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This is life (after passing of DH)
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So sad, number and angry .
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How did you cope after several bereavements and pregnancy losses?
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If you’re grieving, share something you don’t feel able to say out loud
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Colleague's bereavement
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Advice on probate
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If you’re grieving, what has made the process even more difficult?
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Grief over emotionally abuse dad’s death
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Lost twin in pregnancy please help me find charm necklace
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Struggling with my feelings
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Grief
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Advice on bereavement card (tw suicide).
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Books for young children
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Life after loss
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What are stonemason’s fees on a funeral bill in the UK?
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Bereavement, relationship breakdown, job loss and family health worries
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Grief 5 years on…
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Do I go to see my Mom? Viewing without being embalmed, worried about my reaction
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I just needed to put this somewhere
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My dad has died. I’m conflicted.
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My daughter passed away and I have a question?
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What is the usual time period between a death and an inquest?
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Secret funds given to sibling.
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I miss my best friend so much
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Bereaved after an estranged and abusive parent dies alone
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Estranged from dad who has just died
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What happens after closing a deceased person’s sole HSBC bank account?
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Anniversaries - which are harder?
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Eight years since I lost my triplet sons TW stillbirth
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Numbness since losing my Dad
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Loss of dad
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Can you recommend a charity that supports bereaved children?
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How do I respond to my friend's comments?
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Is it a given that you will have some form of mental health issue following the death of a parent?
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Dad says children cannot attend Mum’s funeral or wake, unsure what to do
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What happens at an inquest?
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What to expect from grief counselling, and what helped you most?
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Feeling extreme guilt.
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What to expect the last few days
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PPROM, child loss, and future pregnancies
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How to keep going?
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30 years ago today I couldn't have been happier. The next day that all changed as the whole world watched.
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Work + children
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She died today
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Feeling lost after multiple deaths
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Join me on hating Mother’s Day!
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Changing Broadband and Phone contracts after DH death- enraging
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Love to Bereaved Mothers on Mothers Day
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