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Bereavement

DeadLetterOffice

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4. I'm so sorry SoapBox

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 03:15 PM

Jan 2015

The best advice I can give you is to give yourself as much time and space to grieve as you need. The people who want to rush you back into 'normal' are best ignored for as long as possible.

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Surviving the Death of a Parent (as an adult) [View all] DeadLetterOffice Jul 2014 OP

Thank you for this, DLO... Flaxbee Dec 2014 #1

i'm sorry to hear about your mom orleans Dec 2014 #2

Thinking of you... DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #9

My dear, dear Mom...passed away last night. SoapBox Jan 2015 #3

I'm so sorry SoapBox DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #4

DLO... SoapBox Jan 2015 #5

Landmines abound in the first days, weeks, & months. DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #6

There is so much to do... SoapBox Jan 2015 #7

The empty space is SO noticable, it's like a constant poke. DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #8