A lady who works with me had a daughter (late 20's) who died this weekend and it's not known yet what caused it . The daughter was a single parent with 2 children of her own (so her grandchildren). The lady also has another child of her own (at school) so it was his half sister.
It's so horribly sad - I don't know if the father of the daughters children is around (don't think so) but is there anywhere I can suggest she find help with childcare/general assistance in the long run . It's going to be hard to juggle a job with two children at school and one under 5. The lady doesn't have a husband/partner either so she's the only breadwinner.
We're just trying to find ways of helping her in the long run - it is such a difficult time and I suspect it'll be a while before she can face up to any practicalities but at least when she is ready we might be able to point in the right direction.
If anyone has any experience of this could you let me know ? Sure Start has been suggested as a first port of call....