2007-02-26 05:48:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Just be there for them. If you don't know what they are going through you can't say that you understand because you don't. Just tell them to let you know of anything that you can do for them and be there and let them talk without giving your advice. It helps sometimes for people just to have someone to talk to so they can grieve and that takes awhile.
2007-02-26 05:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by K-E-G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just by being there. there really is nothing you can say, or do that will make them feel any better. My best Friend lost his grandmother last week. they were VERY close and he is the only grandchild that got a hand made quilt from her that was made just for him. (she had 4 grand kids, he is the oldest). the only thing I could do was be there for him. I also cooked his family a meal, but lots of people in the church did that. as some one who has lost family myself, I know that the best comfort is just to be there.
2007-02-26 06:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be there for them. Accept that they may wish to be quiet sometimes, but try to get them to talk about the lost loved one. Let them relive their memories; some of these will make them laugh, some will make them cry. Don't tell them that time will heal - it will but it's not what they want to hear. Just asking this question shows that you are a very caring person. Good luck.
2007-02-26 08:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by Linds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just tell them that you'll do wot you can to help them get through this and be thier for them it's not an easy thing but it will pass also try to get them involved in some activty to take thier mind off the stress like camping or even playing catch like with a baseball and glove or something new adn fun to get them out of the house and their own skin for awile it will help them feel normal again
2007-02-26 05:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by <B> 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the best thing you can do is to be there for them and to listen. Let them cry it out and talk when they need to. There's not alot you can do or say to make them feel better. Losing a family member can be devastating. Be a good freind and a good listener.
2007-02-26 08:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be available for them anytime, even in the middle of the night, let them feel they can call you and talk to you.
Stand by them, even if they get moody with you,. they are just upset that they have lost a special person and have to take it out on somebody.
Be a shoulder to cry on and always have a tissue at the ready.
Be flexible with the person during this hard time.
Just talk to them calmly and try and help them thorugh their misery.
2007-02-26 05:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by xevanescencerockx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u just b there 4 them and listen 2 them and b there 4 a shoulder 2 cry on. that's about all u can do.
2007-02-26 05:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by stefstudy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them how they feel & if they want to talk about it-I lost my Dad recently & lots of people kindly asked me if they could do anything,if I needed anything etc. but nobody actually asked me how I felt-I would have been able to talk about it better if someone had.
2007-02-26 07:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by munki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is hard not knowing what to do weather you doing and saying the right thing but when i lost both my parents it helped me by just knowing i always had some one there for me to talk to when ever i needed them
2007-02-27 04:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by patricia t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be supportive, listen to them, cry with them, feel for them. Let them know it's okay to cry and share grief with them.
2007-02-26 05:54:29 · answer #10 · answered by JillPinky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋