Di,
I can feel your pain. It took me a long time after losing my mom to get over the impulse of calling her like she had never left. Once in a blue moon I still get an impluse to call my mom.
Are there any grieving support groups for parents by you that you could go to?
It is going to take a while for the feelings you are feeling to let up. Please feel free to talk about De. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, everyone grieves differently too.
befuddled2