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Bereavement

The sense of grief and loss you experience when someone close to you dies can be overwhelming. You can go through numbness, anger, sadness, but can also cause physical reaction, loss of energy, appetite, sleeplessness. Grief is normal but can be hard to bear and mouning is a long process.

Bupa have a fact sheet on bereavement.

The RAF webiste RAFCOM also have information on Bereavement and Casualty and have links to the RAF Widows Association who offer support, comfort, friendship and advice to those newly bereaved whos spouse was serving in the RAF at the time of their death. The RAFCOM website also offer link to other sources of information and support and are committed to aid family members in their time of need.

Winston's Wish is a charity that helps bereaved children who have lsot a parent or sibling.

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