This is the first blog post I've written for a while. It's really hard to know what to write when most of my mind is on grief. It's been just over 7 months since I lost my mum, and just over 4 months since my dad passed away. I realised that I'm still struggling to cope as I'd applied to join some health groups back in January, and suddenly felt sick, overwhelmed and unable to stop crying. A friend gave me some very wise advice in that everyone grieves differently so don't le