Redundancy

I have been made redundant in work, and then 48 hours later my baby left home aged 16 to join the Navy. In work, it is really unfair dismissal, so I am waiting for a solicitor through my union who may be able to get my job back, make an out of court settlement or it will be a tribunal. 

However, as I have been extranged from my family for many years, bringing up my children and work has been the main focus of life.  I now have nothing, and nobody in my life, so I need to make a few adjustments.

I am emotionally exhausted and just need a hug. I am aware though I need to use this time to make plans, but I still feel in limbo. 

I do want to change career, so I have just applied for more voluntary work and have applied for a few jobs.

However, I think I  prefer to have my part time job back to get me out of the house and see good colleagues. I would use my free days to continue voluntary work and use weekends to study and apply for new jobs.

I feel in limbo as I know the solicitor and strike action for me may get me my job back as the company are terrified of bad publicity.

On the other hand, will it be better for me to be unemployed and away from the stressful managers. To recharge and be away from a company where there is terrible morale and high stress levels? My line manager has said he doesnt want me working there so I was made redundant and I have the evidence to prove it. Unfortunately all the managers are friends and are sticking together, however this adds to my case.

I saw a manager on my last day and he was gloating at me, it was horrible.  

This is all work though, I have no real social life, except through work. What can I do about this? I may not have any money either, until I get a new job which also limits me.

I just need a hug more than anything x