Having just lost my own father, I don't have any real tips unfortunately. The long and short of it is that, even when you think you're prepared for their suffering to end, it will hit you anyway and in the most unexpected ways. It fucking sucks. Roll with it; no one person grieves the same so take your time and do it how you need to do it. There's also no timeline on grief, so just deal with life one day at a time.

I've found that as long as I'm distracted, by anything, it's better. It's when I'm not that it creeps in between heartbeats. I like binging TV or reading to escape. I'm also usually very busy on my weekends which helps too. I try to focus on the positive and do things I have always enjoyed.

Also, BPAL! If you want to trade imps I can send you my list of swaps. I finally got around to trying Snake Oil today and am having mixed feelings about it. ;)

Take care!