I do think that sometimes grief has a delayed affect and just when we think we are over it, we find it harder than ever to cope. Grief has no time limit and can often catch us when we least expect it. I lost my mother several years ago but every now and then, something that reminds me of her comes along and I get quite emotional. Dont be hard on yourself Alan, but trust me, it does get better as we addjust to a new way of life that will never be quite the same again.
Brian has already posted with some sage words of wisdom.
Sometimes I think just as we are find new normal and begin to cope again with life that grief can sneak up on us unexpectedly and knock us sideways for a while.
It can help to talk to someone about how you are feeling and some people find that Cancer Chat is a safe place for them to be able to do that so please feel free to post here if you think it would help you.
We do also have some information on our Cancer Help pages about coping with grief that I have linked for you and you will also find some links here to organisations that offer grief counselling.
