UK Helpline: 0345 123 2304 | tcf.org.uk As we struggle in this early period of our loss, it may be helpful to focus on the present moment, and not so much on the future. Our main task is getting through today. Slowly, with the passing of the days, weeks and months, we will begin to feel a little stronger and a little less unable to cope. This does not mean that our love for our child will be reduced. It is simply that we become more able to live with that love and the pain of loss that we carry. Our life can never be the same after the death of our child, but our own efforts and the support we receive will help us to find ways to honour our child’s life and to rebuild our own. We will adapt to a “new normal” as we begin to take up the threads of life again. All the while, our love for our child will remain intact and strong. Further reading The Compassionate Friends (TCF) have published a range of leaflets to support parents who have experienced the death of their child. The following titles could be helpful at this time: • Living with grief • Coping with friends, family and social situations • The grieving parent and their health • Back at work • Grieving couples • Grieving child loss in blended and step families • The bereaved lone parent • Parents bereaved of one or all of their children • Our surviving children TCF leaflets can be downloaded from this link: tcf.org.uk/leaflets Printed copies are available from the office, free of charge for bereaved parents (see contact details on the back page).
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