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The Block star Elle Ferguson says she is struggling with grief so heavy she can’t leave the house after her stepfather ended his life on the eight-year anniversary of her mother’s death

Influencer and The Block star Elle Ferguson is grieving the loss of her stepfather, who died by suicide earlier this month.

He ended his life on March 14 – the birthday of his late wife and Elle’s mother Kim Ferguson. In a tragic coincidence, this was also the same date Kim died in 2015, when she lost her decade-long battle with cancer on her 57th birthday.

Elle, 38, posted a heartbreaking ‘life update’ on Instagram on Thursday, revealing her body ‘shakes’ every time she leaves the house since the death of her stepdad.

‘Been trying to leave the house every couple of days. Every time I leave, my body just shakes. I think it’s the grief and my body trying to process it,’ she said.

‘Today I have my first work event since the trauma. I’m really trying to put one foot in front of the other.’

Elle Ferguson is grieving the loss of her stepfather, who died by suicide earlier this month

Elle Ferguson is grieving the loss of her stepfather, who died by suicide earlier this month 

Daily Mail Australia understands Elle shared the post because she felt it was important to be open about the circumstances of her step-father’s death in order to shine a light on the tragedy of suicide.

She believes it is important for young people to start open and frank discussions about the issue, and share their personal experiences.

Elle’s stepfather died on her mother’s birthday – the same date she died in 2015.

Kim Ferguson, a mother of two from the Central Coast, had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer 11 years earlier and underwent three ‘quite full-on operations’.

She was diagnosed with bowel cancer a few years later, which moved into her pelvis and cervix, forcing her to quit teaching as she underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the same time. 

Her stepfather ended his life on March 14 - the birthday of his late wife and Elle's mother Kim Ferguson (left). In a tragic coincidence, this was also the same date Kim died in 2015, when she lost her decade-long battle with cancer on her 57th birthday

Her stepfather ended his life on March 14 – the birthday of his late wife and Elle’s mother Kim Ferguson (left). In a tragic coincidence, this was also the same date Kim died in 2015, when she lost her decade-long battle with cancer on her 57th birthday

Elle, 38, posted a heartbreaking 'life update' on Instagram on Thursday, revealing her body 'shakes' every time she leaves the house since the death of her stepdad

Elle, 38, posted a heartbreaking ‘life update’ on Instagram on Thursday, revealing her body ‘shakes’ every time she leaves the house since the death of her stepdad 

Kim was eventually told her cancer was terminal and she had 12 months to live.

Instead of ‘dying quietly’, she decided to spend her last year alive celebrating fashion, greeting each day with a new outfit.

Her death coincided with the launch of accessories label KLF Design, a project she had been working on with her daughters Elle and Lucie to distract her from her illness.

Kim’s Instagram page remains active to this day, and is used as an online memorial by Elle and Lucie.

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Kim Ferguson (left, with daughters Elle and Lucie) bravely battled colorectal cancer

Kim Ferguson (left, with daughters Elle and Lucie) bravely battled colorectal cancer

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