Bereavement Leave

The first one is the hardest. I lost my dad when I was 18 although I did have help with the funeral, when my mum died I was living on my own, working and had enough time off to organise stuff with my brother, then my brother died, that was difficult and still is, but life eventually moves on. I have just got married so in the natural world, it will be down to me to sort any more bereavements, or it will be the wife who has to bury me.

All my close family deaths have been sudden, which can be easier too. I understand what Harry said and Switzerland have the right idea in certain circumstances.