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Care & Concern How to Support a Friend or Loved One in Need

At an early age, I lost my older brother, John, unexpectedly. He was on a dream trip, hiking the majestic Grand Ca...

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Encouragement Comforting Words: What to Say and Do in Tough Times

When someone we know suffers a loss or is going through a difficult situation, we’re often not sure what to say. S...

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Baby What to Say When a Friend Loses a Baby: Messages of Love and Support

Losing a baby, no matter how it happens—or how early in the pregnancy—is devastating. It’s a time of sadness when ...

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Sympathy Grief support: How to help someone who is grieving immediately after a loss

When a friend suffers the loss of a loved one, their whole life changes. And we wonder: What can we do to help som...

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Sympathy Continuing grief support: How to help someone who is grieving over time

Grief doesn’t follow a schedule. There’s no deadline for the feelings of sadness, anger and loneliness to subside ...

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Sympathy Grief support on anniversaries, birthdays and special occasions

When you’re supporting a friend through their grief, look to the calendar for cues about when they might need extr...

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Sympathy Hospice Messages: What to Write to Someone Who is Dying

The end of a person’s life is an important time for friends and family members to reach out with words of caring, ...

Grief and Loss: How to Comfort the Grieving

Sympathy Grief and loss: how to comfort the grieving

The sympathy cards have been safely tucked away. The flowers have been careful...