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It is horrendous when someone you love has to go through the unbearable pain of bereavement. You feel grief stricken, numb and completely impotent to do anything to help.
- Will you be intruding if you call?
- Should you send flowers?
- Would it be better to leave them alone?
- Should you avoid talking about the person who has died?
You can’t take away their grief, of course, but there are things you can do to make everyday life more bearable for them. And no one knows better what those things are than people who have been bereaved themselves.
Caroline Doughty was widowed in 2003 with two young children. She explains
how it feels to try and cope after the death of a partner, and she also
passes on the advice of many other people who have lost their partners,
some with young families, many in later life. These people know exactly
what helped them most when their partner died, and in the months, weeks
and years following.
"If There’s Anything I Can Do" is full of suggestions for little
ways – and big ways – you can help someone you care about cope that
little bit better.
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