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Hello

My name's Alex, and I'm an adult orphan.

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I'm now 11 years on from losing my mum, my only parent. I think or dream about her every day, and I miss her terribly. Yet I have found sharing my experiences in The Adult Orphan blog (and upcoming book!) both cathartic and purposeful, knowing I am not alone. And if you have lost a parent or someone you love, you are not alone either. I believe that although all of our losses are unique to us, we stand together.

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My story

In 2012 my mum died suddenly, right in the middle of an already heavily traumatic time for me. I was staying with her and it was such a shock. I'd say I'm still working through it; we were very close. With no other siblings to share the load with me, I felt like despite the support of friends and family, I was left alone in the world. I barely scraped by every day for quite some time, both mentally and physically. Being her next of kin, I did everything from informing everyone that she had died, to arranging the funeral, to clearing our family home, to chasing a cause of death for a year... the list goes on.

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I have so many things I want to share with you. The practicalities of how I dealt with all of the death admin... The evolving raw emotions I have felt through my 'stages of grief', from day one to today... The tips that might help you or those around you deal with things a little easier... Take my hand and come with me on a journey. I've got you.

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