Hi I’m 36 and I lost my best friend my dad last year to lung cancer. I don’t really have any advice to give as I’m also trying to figure out how to live without him. He was my best friend and my rock. It’s very early days for you and I would just concentrate on getting through each day and as every day/month passes a little of the fog will lift. I don’t think you will ever accept that he is gone, I know I still can’t but I/we have to carry on. I don’t know about your lovely dad but my dad was a typical Yorkshire man and he would just tell me to pick myself up, dust my knees off and carry on. He wasn’t really into emotions!

Hi I just wanted to say I'm sorry and I hope you are getting through the hours and days ok. I lost my dad to cancer in Feb. We were very close too. I wish I had some advice to offer you but I'm early in this process too. I never thought I would physically feel my heart break but here it is. Things I'm finding that help are chatting and crying with friends, 'talking' to dad and reading about grief so I know what to expect. I saw a counsellor for a couple of sessions in March too. I hope you find things to help and comfort you  Be gentle on yourself above all else xx

Hi, I completely feel all your pain, my dad is my hero. It’s been 27 years now since he was taken from us due to a brain tumour.  It was hard, the physical pain was unbearable, i had to go back to work after 3 weeks because I needed the money but couldn’t bare the sympathetic looks, and the sorry’s, so I changed jobs. I made a lot of mistakes looking back, I would remove myself physically and mentally on the anniversary and it made me ill, I didn’t speak about him and removed all pictures and evidence as it was to painful. I was wrong.. I only really started healing when I opened up, I talk about him, share my memories with my siblings and talk to him.. he will live in my heart and I know he would be proud of the women I have become..   I now see him in my brother and my grandson, he will live forever in my heart my memories and my children’s children.. as long as we keep their memories alive they are always with us.. be strong and talk, cry and be emotional.. it’s ok, it’s normal healing x