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Is anyone bereaved/ planning a funeral at the moment?

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Jazzmin · 22/03/2020 12:30

My dad died of cancer last week. I am thinking we will have an immediate family cremation (5 people) and have a proper service later in the year. I can’t see any guidance suggesting this will not be possible at the moment. The undertakers said people are still having services sitting spread out, but we don’t want this, it will make an already awful day more awkward I think.
If anyone else is in a similar situation, I would like to know how you are coping and any other ideas to help my mum who will not be able to see her network of friends to help her through this.

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Dinosauratemydaffodils · 22/03/2020 12:53

Sorry for your loss, my df died 2 years ago and it was hard enough then.

My Grandmother's funeral is tomorrow. Instead of the massive funeral she wanted, she's being buried by her 4 surviving children. We're having a proper service/funeral tea when all of this is over. I feel awful that I'm not going but I have symptoms as does one of my other cousins. A lot of the close family friends and wider relatives have comorbid conditions so we just aren't comfortable taking the risk. In some ways, it feels that my grief is on hold and I feel a lot of guilt. Gran's minister did offer the church but said it would be the last service he was holding until all of this was over.

My mum's friends are pretty good at phonecalls and we're setting her up on facebook so she can keep in touch with wider family members easily.

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