I am sure this is a natural part of the grieving process but I was looking for people's experiences. We lost my beautiful Mum 7 weeks ago to secondary breast cancer and I guess I'm struggling the most with the acceptance of it. People (who are just trying to be kind) keeping saying things such as moving on or getting back to a bit of normality etc but I just can't accept that. I don't want to move on in any sense without my mum here so I don't know how I will ever move forward in terms of the grief. I can't even begin to get my head around accepting it as that means she's gone
Hi Star124
Sorry to hear about your mum, there is of course no right or wrong when it comes to greiving but sometimes it can feel a bit like we get stuck and then it might help to talk to someone. Two groups that specialise in this area are cruse bereavment care and the loss foundation.
When I attended a friends funeral recently the celebrant said "grief is the price we pay for love" and that really struck a chord with me.
<<hugs>>
Steve
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