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Grief and loss

Coping with grief

It’s 18 days since my wonderful dad passed away and it’s 18 days of crying every single day, 18 days of remembering what a great man he was.Tomorrow is the funeral and I’m feeling exactly how he did the night he died.I feel lost, can’t stop crying and the sadness i...Read More

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Sudden loss of a parent

My dad was diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer a week ago and two days later he passed away.Although he passed away peacefully and with loved ones at times I’m struggling to cope.My emotions vary from been sad, angry,continuously thinking about how sudden he died...Read More

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Grief and resolution

My partner died 28Nov2012 from Glioblastoma Multiforme (grade 4 brain cancer). When diagnosed, we agreed not to ask "why?" nor "why us?" nor "this isn't fair." We saw it as a wastge of time and energy when we only had maybe 12months. Hi treatments were not very ...Read More

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Recently bereaved

Hi, my husband of 12 years has recently passed away. He had been battling cancer for almost one year. We have a 9 year old son. I am going ok mostly but I am struggling somewhat. I feel like am all alone. I have no family where I live. I do have inlaws but its not ...Read More

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For all of us who need support

I lost my uncle and grandma due to cancer and it sucked to had my loved ones lost to a teribble disease im just sharing what has help me thru it and just the struggles of life alone try seek spiritual help, sometimes I feel hopeless and with no purpose of life in ...Read More

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Passing away

My father recently passed away. We briefly left the room and he oassed away alone, i do not believe it was peaceful. I can not get the image out of my head and relive this almost every night. Should i talk to a professional or is this normal?

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loss and grief

The loss of someone in your life that you had contact with every day is really hard to deal with. a couple of months has passed by now and I feel myself trying to convince myself I am dealing with it. But it’s hard to accept that I will never be able to talk to him...Read More

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Grieving

Hi I recently lost my father in January to cancer which he fought for 4 and a bit years. We were very close I was the boy he never had but I’m finding it hard not to cry every time I think about him or have the flash back of him laying in bed at the paltive care u...Read More

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My memories...

My husband died from general skin cancer that he fought valliantly for many many years. When we initially received the terminal diagnosis and throughout his 6 months of palliative radiotherapy he became very withdrawn, angry; pushing me away and raged against all t...Read More

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Struggling with grief

So, I don’t really know where to start because I haven’t spoken to anyone about the topic or even thought about opening up. No time like the present, right? But please, bare with me. On Christmas Eve my grandmother had a stroke in a nursing home and was taken to h...Read More

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