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Jade Fox

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Thu Sep 1, 2022, 01:41 PM Sep 2022

Widows/Widowers- please help me out. [View all]

I have two dear neighbors, a couple who have been very good to me.

The wife just came by to give me something, and informed me that her husband had passed a couple of weeks ago. He was ninty, but in quite good health.

I am shocked and sad. But I really want to do whatever I can to help the widow, as it is her great loss.

When your spouse passed, what did others do that was most helpful to you?

I greatly appreciate any advice you have. Thanks so much.

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Expressed sympathy, but elleng Sep 2022 #1
Thank you! Jade Fox Sep 2022 #11
Befriend her & listen to her life story without judgment SheltieLover Sep 2022 #2
Thank you so much. Jade Fox Sep 2022 #12
Buy finger paints & paper & invite her over to play! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #19
Interesting! Jade Fox Sep 2022 #21
The more fluid the medium, the more cathartic the effect SheltieLover Sep 2022 #23
Invite her over for meals? SheltieLover Sep 2022 #3
Yes. And include other friends if possible. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #8
Thanks so much for your help. Jade Fox Sep 2022 #13
Yes! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #20
Yes. And include other friends if possible. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #9
Check on her enough especially in the initial months of her loss. sprinkleeninow Sep 2022 #4
Thank you. I'll keep this in mind. Jade Fox Sep 2022 #14
Lost a boyfriend in my early 20s and found that friends were afraid to mention him. MLAA Sep 2022 #5
After I made this post... Jade Fox Sep 2022 #18
Do you drive??? ultralite001 Sep 2022 #6
Walking together -- great idea. Thanks so much. Jade Fox Sep 2022 #15
Invite her to a simple (not lavish) lunch or dinner where she can talk No Vested Interest Sep 2022 #7
Thank you. Jade Fox Sep 2022 #16
Mow the lawn if there is one Easterncedar Sep 2022 #10
Great ideas..... Jade Fox Sep 2022 #17
Have her over & get her talking about what she used to enjoy doing SheltieLover Sep 2022 #22
Thanks so much. Great ideas here. Jade Fox Sep 2022 #24
I interned at a hospice in bereavement. 😉 SheltieLover Sep 2022 #25
People stopped by with meals Marthe48 Sep 2022 #26
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