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If there’s anything I can do….

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Iam64 Sun 14-Sept-25 12:41:21

I continue to value WhatsApp’s just sending love, thinking about you. Local friends who suggest a coffee together or a gentle stroll.
I welcome being invited to join friends at the theatre, concert or cinema. These aren’t frequent but often enough to help me not feel alone and isolated without mr I.

Grief of life partners is for me, the most significant in its ability to knock the stuffing out of me. I hope I offer comfort to my friends and loved ones, many finding themselves in this challenging place

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RosieandherMaw Sun 14-Sept-25 12:25:44

How often do we hear this in a crisis or tragedy? How often do we find ourselves saying it - and meaning it?
But like “Sorry for your loss” it has come to sound empty and meaningless, almost better unsaid it seems.
We do want to help a friend in need, we do want to turn our sympathy into practical help, we do mean it, but how could we say it better? How can we do better? After Paw died I appreciated spontaneous offers of coffee - in a house or out- or invitations to accompany friends to something they thought I might enjoy.
That was practical as well as showing empathy and helped me to get through those difficult days.
What would you do?
What would you appreciate?

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