My Dad passed away just a few days before Christmas last year (2024) with pneumonia. This left my mum, who is 80 years old, on her own, and unfortunately, she doesn’t have the best eyesight or hearing, so she finds talking to strangers on the phone a stressful process.
I live a few hundred miles from my parents, so I took time from work to go and stay with her until I had got everything sorted for her – The funeral arrangements, her money worries, and bills. I was not going to leave my mum in any situation where she had to worry about anything.
Unfortunately, this meant I was away from my home, partner, and work for 3 months of which it was not paid leave. With my partner only working part-time and myself being the main earner, this has left us struggling with the rent and priority bills.
I have yet to return to work as I’ve suffered from delayed grief the past couple of weeks, depression, anxiety, and low moods due to just being too busy helping my mum with things.
I am hoping to return to work next week, but has this is monthly pay this will put us further behind with the rent and bills.
This has been a tough time, and any help would be very much appreciated.
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