Knowing what to do for somone who has lost a loved one is very difficult. Here is a list of things that you could do to show then that you care and want to help.
- Listen
- Call ‘just because’
- Send a card
- Be patient
- Listen
- Walk together
- Remember special days
- Dust, vacuum, and sweep
- Wash the car
- Sit silently, if that’s what is needed
- Listen
- Do laundry
- Babysit
- Bring in a meal
- Have no expectations
- Listen
- Bake cookies
- Mow the grass
- Don’t assume
- Listen
- Water the plants
- Go out for coffee
- Mention his or her name
- Listen
- Don’t be afraid of tears
- Look at pictures, when it’s time
- Plant flowers
- Cry till you laugh, and laugh until you cry
- Hurt, too
- Listen
