Hi, so sorry to hear of your father, it is such a very sad time.  These things are made even worse when things are complicated by hospitals getting things wrong. I am sure, at only 52 years old, your father had many unfulfilled dreams but sadly this is the nature of life.

When my husband died, many years ago, everyone told my son that he had to be the man of the house but he was still just my son, which is what he has always been.  He needed to grieve in his own way.  Families must pull together, you don't need huge responsibility just yet. With my best wishes to you.

So sorry for your loss! I lost my Dad a month ago and the pain is still so raw. It's the new year and I can't sleep or stop crying as think about this whole new year without my precious Dad. The Doctors missed his cancer spreading, if only they spotted it in time he could have still been here, so lots of anger because of that.

People keep telling my brother he is now the man of the house and has to take charge but I just want them to leave him along, he has just lost his father, he should be allowed to grieve so don't let anyone push you into anything, you have a right to mourn your father

I hope we can learn to live with the pain of losing our loved ones.