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grieving - part 1  Every one of us is likely to be touched by
the death of someone we know at some stage in our lives. The
loss of a family member, friend or anyone else who feels
significant can be a bitter blow. The way in which the person
has died may lay down its own distressing memories or leave
unanswered questions. Death can trouble us soon afterwards, a
time when there are also practical issues to sort out, as well
as many years later.  Bereavement is the most stressful event we
can go through (above moving house and divorce on the scale.).
While this fact makes sense it can be a challenging time to get
through when feeling raw and already managing mental health
problems.   I recently lost my father to prostate cancer and had
to confront a loss I didn’t expect for some years yet. His
illness was diagnosed at a very advanced stage at which all
medical help could do was try to make him comfortable. He lived
for 18 weeks in a way which was hard