All my wife does is go out drinking since we lost our six-year-old son to cancer
DEAR DEIDRE: SIX months ago my partner and I lost our six-year-old son to cancer, so things have been very tough. She goes out drinking with her mates and stays out most of the night. Sometimes she does not come home at all and walks the streets. We have been together for ten years. She is […]
DEAR DEIDRE: SIX months ago my partner and I lost our six-year-old son to cancer, so things have been very tough.
She goes out drinking with her mates and stays out most of the night. Sometimes she does not come home at all and walks the streets.
My wife and I lost our son to cancer six months ago and I fear she’s not coping well with her grief[/caption]
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We have been together for ten years. She is 36 and I am 37. We were all very happy together until our son became ill and the doctors could not save him.
I feel like walking out because of the way she is being, but I am trying to keep things as normal as possible for our other son, who is only eight.
Goodness knows what he is going through and I can’t think how we will cope over Christmas.
DEIDRE SAYS: You and your partner have suffered a devastating loss. She is running away from her grief but what she really needs is understanding support.
Get in touch with The Compassionate Friends who support families who have lost a child of any age (tcf.org.uk, 0345 123 2304).
Winston’s Wish offer support for bereaved children and can help your son (winstonswish.org, 08088 020 021). Do talk with him about his brother.
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