Bereavement Gifts

While you can’t help anyone move through the process more quickly, you can send your thoughts of love with bereavement gifts to keep someone from becoming more isolated. Besides showing that you care, unique sympathy bereavement gifts are a wonderful way to reach out.

Stages of Grief

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a noted psychologist, wrote about the five stages of grief with regard to people who are faced with a terminal illness. It is believed that even people who have lost a loved one face the same stages. For more information on the stages of grief, this is a great site:

Comfort-For-Bereavement.com

When thinking of someone in bereavment:

• It’s important that people who are grieving be given either the space or connection they seek.

• Some people will isolate themselves in the first few stages, as they deal with their feelings of loss and anger.

• Others will need the comfort of friends and family.

By sending a gift or a card, you can express your sympathy without intruding on their privacy until they are ready to share their grief with others. When depression hits, it’s also good if they have some comfort items to help keep their minds busy while their heart heals.

Being Supportive

If you're unsure whether your company is desired or not, you can often open the door to dialogue by sending special bereavement gifts. This acknowledges the loss of the other person while allowing them the opportunity to respond when they feel the need.

• You can send bereavement gifts by ordering them online and having them shipped directly to the person who needs them.

• Or, you can order a comfort box and personalize it with your own expression of love and warmth.

• If you don’t live nearby, add a prepaid telephone card to help give them the message that even though you might be far away, you would like to share their grief.

Your expression of concern will be appreciated and remembered for years to come.