How Do You Comfort Someone Who is Grieving?

[Nonna2Dreja]

Recently I shared with all of you about my Cousin, Jennifer's husband, Wesley passing away after only having moved to South Carolina 10 days earlier....This past Thursday Jennifer was able to lay Wesley to rest....She is hurting so very badly and is also very angry, which is understandable....Her 4 year old, Isaiah doesn't understand and he thinks that once they find a new home, that Daddy will be coming home to live with them....They are all suffering so and it breaks my heart....I can never think of anything to say to comfort them, except for "I'm sorry, you shouldn't have had to experience this"....That, to me, sounds so lame....I mean, what do you say? How do you try to comfort someone who has lost the love of their life and what do you say to the children who have lost their devoted Daddy?I know that there isn't any time frame for grieving, that everyone grieves differently, but I want so badly to do something to make things a tiny bit easier for them all....I'm hoping that Jennifer is able to find some free Counseling for her and her children....I believe that will do them all so much good, to be able to talk to someone and to say how they feel....

Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers....

Thank you!
Sheila

[newfiemountiewife]

Sheila, I was away and missed what happened. I'll keep them all in my thoughts. ((hugs))

[Nonna2Dreja]

Thank you so much Jamie....

[jessica31876]

there really is not much you can say. Ive lost alot of loved ones in my life and time is the only thing that makes it better. If you are able to just be there for her and try to just listen to her without saying anything. Alot of times that is all a person really needs is just someone to listen to them

[Nonna2Dreja]

Jessica, Thank you so much....