Tuisova to miss sons funeral to play against Portugal

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Fiji star Josua Tuisova to miss son's funeral to stay at World Cup in France

Josua Tuisova to miss son's funeral after receiving heart-breaking news that seven-year-old boy had died just hours before playing Georgia
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Awful situation for him to be in, and fair play for him being able to play against Georgia the other day.

Its a very personal choice, and I wouldn't criticise anyone for their own decisions in a horrific circumstance like that, but I think I would have been back on the first flight.

Again, you have no idea what is going on with him and his family, with his son having a long illness, he could have potentially promised his little lad he would do all he could at the world cup for him. So you never know.

Very sad situation for all though, RIP to the young lad.
 
Very brave man. Personally, I'm of the belief that returning home isn't going to change anything and this is potentially a once in a life time opportunity for him. Use the emotion to inspire your performance and give your family/friends/country a good news story.

Not too dis-similar from the lady who played the WC final for spain who's father had passed.
 
I honestly couldnt say how I would react, I'd like to think I could go out and perform but likelihood is if I lost one of mine I would be a mess and would need to know my wife and other kids were ok.
 
I am an escapist. That's how I deal with problems whether that be grief, work, financial, relationships etc. I struggle to face it and generally bury my head in the sand. Do other things to busy myself and take my mind of it. It's not the best way to live your life because eventually you need to deal with problems/grief etc otherwise it will eat you up inside. Often the longer you leave a situation to deal with, the more the emotion compounds.

That said, I can't imagine dealing with the death of one of my sons. That would be a whole new level of grief.
 
B_G said:
Very brave man. Personally, I'm of the belief that returning home isn't going to change anything and this is potentially a once in a life time opportunity for him. Use the emotion to inspire your performance and give your family/friends/country a good news story.

Not too dis-similar from the lady who played the WC final for spain who's father had passed.
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Didn’t the Spain captain not know that her father had passed on the Friday, her mother and brother flew out for the final to let her know after the game that he had passed away just so it wouldn’t ruin her experience and spoil her preparations for the final, he had been unwell for a long time and spent a long time in hospital
 
Stocktonian said:
Didn’t the Spain captain not know that her father had passed on the Friday, her mother and brother flew out for the final to let her know after the game that he had passed away just so it wouldn’t ruin her experience and spoil her preparations for the final, he had been unwell for a long time and spent a long time in hospital
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She knew her father was in ill health and asked not to be told

It’s an individual decision for every person. There is no right or wrong.

Everyone deals with grief differently.
 
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