Some things to avoid saying and doing
- "I know what you're going through." We can never know exactly.
- "Did the doctors try everything to save him/her?" Some things in life cannot be saved and fixed, no matter how we try.
- Cliched like: "Everything happens for a reason." "God has a plan." "Time will heal." "They’re in a much better place."
- "Let me know if you need anything." This puts the burden on the caregiver or the bereaved person when he or she already is preoccupied with too many things, both big and small. Try instead to offer something very concrete and very specific that you know you can do.
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