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What should I do about money Dad asked me to keep?
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Church service followed by direct cremation, is this the right choice?
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Dads funeral - Flowers/Car etc - do I have to?
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This is life (after the passing of DH) Thread two
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For Anyone Needing Support After Losing a Parent. Very Supportive Thread (September 2025)
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First Fathers Day without my Dad
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Went to a funeral today.
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Grief 5 years on…
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Was this a normal experience of a funeral directors?
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Possible grief burnout 5 years in
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Helping my DH with his grief
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Dad on palliative care, I'm struggling with guilt and grief
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Grief workshops
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Should I let our son view his dad before the funeral?
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If you’re grieving, share something you don’t feel able to say out loud
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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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If you lost your parents young (before you turned 40, say) did you ever feel like this?
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Ideas for marking my mum's 10th anniversary in a meaningful way
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My mum's died; her mortgage?
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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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Should I send a card 1 year on?
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Trying to cope with late miscarriage at 18 weeks😪
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Inquest finally happening
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Sad dream about my dad
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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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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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My Dad is dead.
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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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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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