Coping with a loss of a loved one?
Me and my mum were best friends, and could read eachothers minds, and talked about anything and everything. early 2007 she found out she had bone cancer, (a third cancer for her) and over the year, we prepared ourselves, mentally, on a strong sadness, even though we joked about the funeral and where the ashes would end up going. last november, i lost my mum to several cancers. As i do floristry, i did the flowers for her funeral, and wore colourful clothes, like she wanted.
Throughout 2008, and now, im still in disbelief and think shes going to turn up out of the blue. Things got pretty hard so i started to see the college councellor (as i cant afford a normal one..) Explaining everything was so hard, but i was looking forward to doing a memory book after the summer. Now i’m back, i’ve found out that the councellor has left. This has frustrated me, as i wasn’t informed, and my hopes were high on dealing with such a loss.
I could see the new councellor at the college, but explaining everything again will be so hard, and i just want to get on with things, not necassarily forget her, but keep my mind busy, especially on inportant dates, like xmas and birthdays.
Is there any advice anyone could give me on coping with such a loss, any groups or classes i could join where i can relate to people, and laugh about it, instead of cry?
I am doing a sponsored walk for breast cancer, so i think thats a start?
let me know,
thankyou
Me and mum both set up a memory box whilst she was still here, and we both put things in together, and she collected things to put it in herself, but a memory book seemed a good place to put photos?
Also, she wanted her ashes to be turned into a life gem, so at her wake, people donated money for it, however, i only raised 300 pounds, and i needed 2000. Most of the family thought mum was an embarassment asking for money, but thats a different story.
I did want to do something sponsored to raise money for mums lifegem, as she was well loved by a lot of people. But i feel rude asking for sponsors.
Has anyone suffered the loss of a pet? How did you deal with the pain and loss? Did you suffer from depression
Do you have any pet bereavement numbers i could call or advice please?
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