Missing my dad and feeling jealous of others

I lost my dad a few months ago . I'm in my 20's. He had been unwell with cancer for a while but his dying was still unexpected . I miss him so much. We were very close and he was my biggest fan and I was his. None of my friends have lost a parent and I feel so jealous when I see them casually going home to their parents at the weekends (we are in college) or ringing their dads. Has anyone any advice about dealing with this aspect of grief ? Thank you 

  • Welcome to the Cancer Chat community LuciaM although I'm very sorry to hear your dad passed away a few months ago. You have my heartfelt condolences for your loss.

    Coping with grief can be very tough, especially when challenges like these arise, but I hope you can take some comfort from knowing that many of our members have been in a similar situation, so you are not alone, and I'm sure some of them will be along soon to share their experiences and advice.

    You can also seek out support from bereavement services such as Cruse Bereavement Support and Sue Ryder, the latter of which has an online community just like ours where you can connect with others who are working through their grief and loss and will really understand what you're going through.

    We're thinking of you Lucia and hope you are able to find a way to deal with this very difficult situation.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator