Hello CaryB,
First of all - We are so very glad you have joined our forum community - there are many wonderful people here, and we are all blessed to have you. No doubt, many will wish to speak to you in coming days - and we know you will find a place her with us.
But also, we are grateful for your bravery in this post, we see your raw honesty, and we know that many of your peers here will relate to this - the loss of a loved one is always incredibly hard, and it impacts us all sooner or later; so, we know there will be many conversations to be had, we will be here with you as you go.
You have already done several important steps of your own here, CaryB - trying to connect! Us, Probus, reaching out as many ways as you - this is so very important in healing grief. We are glad you are not doing it alone. Beyond you amazing effort, we know that experienced help can be crucial too: we have really beautiful friends over at
Griefline - please consider giving them a call on 1300 845 745. They are available 24/7! You may also feel sometimes like you just need a chat - it doesn’t need to be specific, just an ear and a voice. Some really amazing people over at
Friendline understand that and want to be there for that - you can contact them on 1800 424 287
You can always reach out to us here as well: call us on 1300 22 4636 or
click here to just type to us online
Mostly importantly - keep talking to us here, CaryB. We are truly glad you can be with us.
Regards,
Sophie M.
