cherryontop

Getting support for bereavement was hard. My friends were great but I didn’t want to talk to them about it and I felt bad about bogging my boyfriend down with it all. I didn’t feel like any of them would really understand what I was going through and I didn’t know how to communicate it to them. Every time I tried to talk about it I couldn’t find the words. I didn’t know about any support services and I felt quite alone at that point.

I decided to ask my GP about bereavement counselling. ...

When I was 21 my sister died in a car accident. She was 18. I had just moved away to university and was about to come home to start my summer job for a couple of weeks.
Everything happened really fast. As I took the call I remember feeling a massive sense of responsibility towards my little sister - I didn't want to cry or react because she had no idea what was happening at the time and I didn't want to upset her. I wanted to protect her from the truth for as long as possible. I calmly put ...