Bereavement
Bereavement
Here is a list of all the Cruse Areas and Branches. Alternatively contact the National Helpline on 0808 808 1677 and our advisors will be able to tell you about your nearest service.
Here is a list of all the Cruse Areas and Branches. Alternatively contact the National Helpline on 0808 808 1677 and our advisors will be able to tell you about your nearest service.
When you call the Cruse Area, you may get through to an answerphone - please don’t let this put you off. Just leave your name and telephone number and someone will give you a call back. It may take a few days before someone returns your call.
When you call the Cruse Area, you may get through to an answerphone - please don’t let this put you off. Just leave your name and telephone number and someone will give you a call back. It may take a few days before someone returns your call.
Helpline: 01772 433645
Helpline: 01772 433645
The death of a loved one can be devastating. Bereavement counsellor Sarah Smith describes some of the feelings that can arise from losing someone, and where you can go for help and support.
The death of a loved one can be devastating. Bereavement counsellor Sarah Smith describes some of the feelings that can arise from losing someone, and where you can go for help and support.
Bereavement affects people in different ways. There's no right or wrong way to feel.
Bereavement affects people in different ways. There's no right or wrong way to feel.
"You might feel a lot of emotions at once, or feel you're having a good day, then you wake up and feel worse again," says Sarah, who works at Trinity Hospice in London.
"You might feel a lot of emotions at once, or feel you're having a good day, then you wake up and feel worse again," says Sarah, who works at Trinity Hospice in London.
She says powerful feelings can come unexpectedly. "It's like waves on a beach. You can be standing in water up to your knees and feel you can cope, then suddenly a big wave comes and knocks you off your feet."
She says powerful feelings can come unexpectedly. "It's like waves on a beach. You can be standing in water up to your knees and feel you can cope, then suddenly a big wave comes and knocks you off your feet."
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Click here for a list of other support services available
Click here for a list of other support services available