Dad wont let me say goodbye to mum

Hi

I dont know why im.posting. just cant sleep and needed to get this off my chest. Mum died on 29 may and has been in funeral home since. She hasnt been embalmed as she didnt want to be but nonody was able to see her due to no death certficiate being provided. My dad provided it today but he is refusing to let me see her saying 'i am not allowing it' and she would be disturbed. I feel hes being controlling. The issue is not her being disturbed at all. I said i dont need anyone to fiddle with her but id like to see my mum one last time. He wont even explain or engage. I was with mum for her last 12 days day and night throighout her agitation and agony staying up with her whilst he snored in bed. Im furious and fed up. Why does the husband get to make all these decisions!!! Im her blood!! Im so angry that he has controlled every aspect of this and doesnt consider her daughters. He didnt even want her to come home from the hospice 2 months ago and screamed 'i am in control' at me and accused me of *** because i wanted mum home as it was clear she was dying! Im so angry and it seems theres nothing i can do. Thats it. Im denied the right to say bye to my own mum just like that

  • Hannah, I am certainly no expert on the law, and I am not absolutely certain of this, but I don't actually think that you need your dad's permission to go to the funerl home to see your Mother one last time. 

  • I would contact the funeral home and see if you can visit your mum without contacting your dad. We all have our own way of saying goodbye and should be allowed to have the last goodbye if we wish. Your dads is probably going through his own grief but must allow others theirs too. 
    take care thinking of you. 
    susie

  • Dear Hannah, Norman wasn't embalmed due to having Covid and there is a fine time line between being able to see the body of your loved one before it's too unpleasant.  My funeral director was wonderful and arranged for me to see him a few days after his death but also advised me that if Norman was not fit to be seen he would tell me as it would be too traumatic for me.  Try and reign your anger in at your Dad as he may know this and is trying to protect you without telling you the truth, we all know how older men can't communicate as well as they should.  I said to you previously that having Norman home was awful for me but the boot was on the other foot, my daughters went home to sleep and I struggled through the night with him, yes I was upset over this but it was their way of coping and I love them and am not angry at them. Try and be a little kinder to yourself and Dad, he is grieving as well, maybe not how you want him too but it was his wife and he is probably like me, lost, alone and coping with so much.  Take care Hannah, love Carol x 

  • Hannah I hope you are coping a little better since your last post.  Carol x