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What to Say When Someone Dies
When someone you care about loses a loved one, it's hard to know what to say. To help you comfort a grieving colleague, friend or family member, LegacyConnect offers advice from condolence and etiq... Read More »
Tagged: experts, advice, what not to say, sympathy notes, condolence notes
American Hospice Foundation
The American Hospice Foundation supports programs that serve the needs of terminally ill and grieving individuals of all ages. Hospice can provide special help to patients and families when aggress... Read More »
Tagged: experts, helen fitzgerald, hospice, advice, living with loss
Star Eulogies
By Florence Isaacs Q. So many public figures and other important people eulogized the late Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy at his funeral that it’s hard to imagine what a friend, who is an ordinary p... Read More »
Tagged: memorial service, what to say, funerals, eulogies, My Deepest Sympathies
Condolences from the Group
By Florence Isaacs Q. A colleague’s elderly mother just died, and I wonder if it’s appropriate to route a sympathy card to the entire department so people can express their condolences. I’m also ... Read More »
Tagged: co-worker, donating to charity, condolences, what to do, My Deepest Sympathies
Grieving Miscarriage
By Florence Isaacs Q. My friend had a miscarriage at four months, and I don’t know what to say to her and her husband. Do you have some suggestions? A. A miscarriage is a tremendous loss to a cou... Read More »
Tagged: miscarriage, what not to say, what to say, My Deepest Sympathies, Florence Isaacs
Suicide
Losing someone to suicide is devastating and often leaves survivors struggling to understand what happened and why. The grieving process can be long and complicated. If you have lost someone to sui... Read More »
Tagged: living with loss, what to say, what to do, understanding grief, suicide survivors
Family Rifts and Funerals
By Florence Isaacs Q. My father died recently, but I did not learn of his death until weeks after the funeral. He lived with his second wife, who caused a family rift after their marriage, and kep... Read More »
Tagged: what to do, what to say, father, funerals, My Deepest Sympathies
Burial Location
By Florence Isaacs Q. The love of my life died a few years ago after a long illness and was cremated. His sister kept the urn in her home. He was all she had and I felt I had to accede to her wish... Read More »
Tagged: what to say, what to do, family conflict, funerals, My Deepest Sympathies
How to Help Someone Who Is Grieving
When someone you care about loses a loved one, it's hard to know what to say and do. To help you support a grieving colleague, friend or family member, LegacyConnect offers advice from grief, condo... Read More »
Tagged: what not to say, what to say, what to do, how to help
Memorial Contributions
By Florence Isaacs Q. My colleague’s wife died, and I can’t decide whether to make a contribution in her memory to my favorite charity or find out what the family’s preference would be. What’s you... Read More »
Tagged: what to say, what to do, donating to charity, memorials, My Deepest Sympathies
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