Christmas feels depressing after two family deaths this year
DEAR DEIDRE: BOTH my husband’s father and my dad died this year and I am worried about how I will cope at Christmas. This is the first time it will just be the three of us – me, my husband and our little girl. I am 28 while my husband is 30. Our daughter is […]
DEAR DEIDRE: BOTH my husband’s father and my dad died this year and I am worried about how I will cope at Christmas.
This is the first time it will just be the three of us – me, my husband and our little girl.
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I am 28 while my husband is 30. Our daughter is three.
My father-in-law died of lung cancer early in the year, aged 65, and three months later I was back at the same hospital watching my father die from Covid.
He was in a coma for more than a week.
I know I haven’t fully grieved for him yet. He was just 62 and always great at Christmas.
How do we get through the festive season without him?
DEIDRE SAYS: I’m so sorry that you have endured such a tragic year.
Death is still a mystery and you can’t hurry grieving for lost loved ones.
Set aside time early on Christmas Day to remember your dad and how much you loved him.
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You might cry but that is OK.
Then you should be able to enjoy your little girl’s happy excitement.
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