How do I help my family – my mum/dad/ really seems to be struggling?

If your parents are usually the strong guiding force in your lives to see them grieving, out of their depth and in pain can be really hard.  You may feel powerless to help them and feel like there is nothing you can do; you may even feel like you cannot share your grief with them because you do not want to burden them with your troubles on top of their own.

This article gives some great advice and tips on how to support a parent:

https://www.teenagegriefsucks.com/post/how-to-cope-with-parent-s-grief

When your sibling dies your parent’s grief can be particularly raw and you may have a whole array of complex thoughts, feeling and emotions; feelings of guilt for surviving, isolation, despair…

This website may really help you explore these in more detail and help you realise you are not alone:

http://www.siblingsupport.co.uk/questions