My neighbor lost her son recently and what would have been his birthday is comming up soon. What are some good gifts I can give her to help her celebrate his life?
2006-12-13 06:09:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
he died when he was a toddler and he was a special needs child and this is my neighbor. so, we are not close, I don't have pictures, he did not have favorite things
2006-12-13 06:57:45 · update #1
How about flowers? Flowers remind people of heaven no matter one's religious belief.
2006-12-13 06:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by devotionalservice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really sweet of you to want to help her out. You could ask her what she would like to do that day--the best gift might be to have some company on that difficult day. If you have any photos, you could put together some in an album for her. Or buy something small that represents something he enjoyed. (Like a basketball charm on a necklace if he played basketball) You could also write down some of your favorite memories of her son that she can read.
2006-12-13 14:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by AClaire 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Write her a letter telling her all the things you especially loved about her son, maybe accompanied with a special song that speaks meaning to you about his life or just about life and love in general. You sound like a good friend.
God bless
2006-12-13 14:18:10 · answer #3 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get a bunch of pictures depicting all stages of his life (you can just borrow them from your neighbor) and scan them so you have jpeg images. Return the photos. Now with the jpeg images you can use any easy-to-use software program to make a photo slide show. YOu can put music to it and include dissolves from picture to picture. Then burn it to a dvd. They will love it. It's a lot easier to do than you think.
2006-12-13 14:13:54 · answer #4 · answered by kosmoistheman 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
give a gift to a College Scholarship Fund, a Church, or some other
" living Memorial " where the money given will be recognized and the principal never touched. this way the deceased person will live on in perpetuity
2006-12-13 14:14:13 · answer #5 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Flowers and plants are very common. A card would be enough, I think. Unless they are very close, it is probably a very sensitive time, so don't go too far out of your way, because it might be a day they would rather not focus on, especially if they are trying to stop grieving. It's good of you to be so considerate, though
2006-12-13 14:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by az270890 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would edit together a home movie that memorializes his life. If you know how to use some basic video editing software, it's easy-- otherwise find a friend who knows how. Gather old photos and videos, put them to music that means something, and add text. This is something your friend can keep forever and play whenever she wants to remember her son.
2006-12-13 14:17:49 · answer #7 · answered by webguru1311 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Remind of her of the positive, funny, and helpful things that he did for you, her or anyone who know. It's always nice to hear how someone made a difference in your life.
2006-12-13 14:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by Michelle 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maybe you could get some pictures of her son and also some of her and her son, and make a scrap book!! those are the kind of things that she can never let go of he will be there for her whenever she feels she needs to see him. hope evrything works out ok!!
2006-12-13 14:12:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A memorial
2006-12-13 14:11:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋