A Guide for Single Mothers - NTUC

Where To Get HelpSingle Parent AgenciestipCoping With Grief“I could not accept the fact that my husband hadpassed away so it was obvious I was totally unable tohelp my children cope with it.It was nerve-wrecking to merely exist and behave likerobots. I had reached the end of my tethers and was onthe verge of a nervous breakdown.My mother, siblings, church friends, HELP FSC staff, aswell as my children and their teachers helped me walkout of the ‘valley of the living dead’, so to speak. Afterthe crisis had passed, I felt like a newborn.”Excerpt by Irene, a single parent featured in “Life Buoy In The Sea”, aHELP FSC publication.37ContactHELP Family Service CentreBlock 570 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, #01-3317Singapore 560570Tel: 6457 5188Fax: 6457 5343E-mail: enquiry@helpfsc.org.sgWebsite: www.helpfsc.org.sg