UK Helpline: 0345 123 2304 | tcf.org.uk Useful contacts Age UK: ageuk.org.uk | 0800 055 6112 The line is open between 8 am and 7 pm every day. The Silver Line Helpline | 0800 4 70 80 90 Run by Age UK, this is a free, confidential telephone service for older people that provides friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. TCF Factsheet - Aging without descendents Available on our website visit tcf.org.uk/resources/AgingWithoutDescendants-Factsheet.pdf Coping with the immensity of our loss Coping with grief following the death of a child is not easy. It can be difficult to find people who relate to what we are going through. We may become lonely, especially if we draw back from social interactions. That is why many parents find it helps to get in touch with The Compassionate Friends (TCF). TCF provides a safe, supportive space to share thoughts and feelings. In communicating with other bereaved parents, we can find reassurance that we are not alone in what we are going through. We can understand each other in ways that many other people, not similarly bereaved, simply cannot. TCF private Facebook pages are safe places to express our feelings and listen to others. TCF also holds small group meetings and larger gatherings around the country, as well as online. The Grief Companion programme can provide individual support to the recently bereaved. There are details of the TCF helpline and contact information on the back page.
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