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19. Buy finger paints & paper & invite her over to play!

Fri Sep 2, 2022, 11:44 AM

Sep 2022

Might sound silly, but the sensory experience is exceptionally cathartic!

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Widows/Widowers- please help me out. [View all] Jade Fox Sep 2022 OP

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

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