Care and support

About Grief

Grief itself isn’t an illness, or a sign of madness. It’s normal for a bereaved person not to feel normal. They frequently become sad, relieved, angry, forgetful, calm, bad-tempered, cheerful, despairing, anxious and exhausted possibly all on the same day.

Bereaved parents may find their grief is delayed as they concentrate on looking after the rest of the family or that their feelings overwhelm them so that they cannot care for their other children. Grief and shock can cut people off from one another i.e. the bereaved parents/carers. Parents are not super-human and at a time like this they need support either from people they know or other organisations such as those listed:

• Family and Friends
• GP
• Social Workers