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Bereavement

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

Struggling, I dont want to do anything
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This is life (after the passing of DH) Thread two
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If you’re grieving, share something you don’t feel able to say out loud
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For Anyone Needing Support After Losing a Parent. Very Supportive Thread (September 2025)
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Support for bereaved children
9
Brother dying
3
Dreading the Holiday Season
1
My son has died
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My mum died, feel so alone
17
Boss and bereavement
18
Dad in hospital after stroke and heart attack and sibling conflict
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How did you handle all the ‘firsts’?
16
Child loss. How important is being a parent to you and your spouse, to have your own children?
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My ex husband died years ago.
6
That's not a room, that's a tomb. He still remake our child room even after multiple move to brand new houses.
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When you know your siblings won’t help
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cancelling the mobile phone after three years??
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Sibling loss
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Struggling with DH after death of my Dad
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Family really not that bothered
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If your child’s mum/dad died when they were a baby when did they start to notice and grieve?
8
Funeral Stream
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Left stepfather to die alone , can’t cope with the guilt
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Widowed at 40
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Are you the steamrolled sibling?
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Overwhelming sadness for “the one left behind”
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Question about bank accounts
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Is this as good as it gets?
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He’s moving on
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No one has told me dm has died
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Can I have a sense check? Bereavement, house sale, family relationships
2
How do I accept being financially secure but only because I lost my husband
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Tomorrow is my husband’s funeral (trigger warning)
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Husband's Prolong complicated grief? High functioning depression?
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Another funeral so soon
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I just wanted to make a post in support of all the people affected for October 7
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How to handle relatives trying to take over funeral arrangements
12
Selling/disposing of vehicles
24
Long term grief
2
Way Widowed And Young Nearly Drove Me To Suicide!
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If you’re grieving, what has made the process even more difficult?
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Supporting DH after his stepmother's death and complicated family dynamics
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My dad has died and I'm really struggling
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Losing DH and I’ll be alone
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Is it too soon to invite my son's friend away?
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Suddenly ‘feeling’ my orphan status!
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DS1 has died
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Inquest due to negligence
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Going back to work after partners death.
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Grief feels overwhelming again two years later, is this normal? Poss TW dark thoughts
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