[QUOTE=doyoutrustme;6589787]Thanks the article had some good ideas. I feel helpless and my parents relationship dynamic was a tangled dysfunctional one, even if they loved each other. I don’t think he has an identity without her[/QUOTE

Sometimes people grieve however they will. Everyone is different. If you can find any support groups for grief and loss at a senior center or hospital, maybe he would go with you.

I think if it is possible to spend time doing things together and gettting him out of the house would be better than isolating.

Finding a new relationship with your dad may now be possible. Do you have siblings or close relatives that could help him feel connected to people.

I now call my mom every day after she lost her husband. She now has grown more accepting of her death but it is almost 3 years. I think calling her every day has helped and gave her something to live for.