Therapy Bits

It has been a hell of a long day!

I’ve been helping mom with funeral arrangement for uncle Tim.

Who knew how much there was to get done! There is so much!

We sorted the arrangements, and tomorrow afternoon there are prayers at 4 PM for the family, and then the public or people who knew Tim can come in at 5 PM for prayers.

On Thursday he’ll be taken to the church, mass will be said, and then he’s going to the crematorium to be cremated.

I helped my dad to write a eulogy for him and that is being read out at the mass on Thursday.

Mom and his niece collected all of his belongings from the nursing home, and mom said in a few days she’ll go through the clothing and donate what isn’t being kept.

They did not keep his furniture, that went to the nursing home.

Then we had to ring the insurance broker to enquire about his life insurance policy, and that is done now.

Tomorrow we need to call and cancel his state pension.

Everyone keeps calling mom, her phone has been ringing non-stop.

Right now I have a pounding headache. I just took some painkillers to try to get rid of it.

I know I need to look after myself and my own mental health in all this too.

I let My therapist Eileen know that my uncle passed away. She already texted me. I also had to let my community mental health nurse Sarah know. She was supposed to be phoning me on Thursday morning, but Thursday is the funeral day, so I won’t be able to take her call.

I need to go get my 10 week shot tomorrow morning, I have to go to the hospital to get it. Mom said my sister will drop me over there, and then she’ll drop me back to my parents house.

So yeah, it is all go here.

A lot to organise and arrange.