10 Ways to Help Someone Grieve


	10 Ways to Help Someone Grieve
ronhuxley
10-16-2009 1:20 AM
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bereaved, death, dying, grief, grieving, hospice, loss
ronhuxley says:
There are few, if no, clear guidelines on how to help someone grieve in American culture. Here are some helpful how-to's offered by an official grief counselor.
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	Stay in Contact with the Bereaved
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	Offer to Drive
</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=3">The bereaved will have many immediate chores to do--at a <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6724275">bank</A>, a funeral home, or an attorney's office.</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=4" href="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=4" style="font-size: 11px;">www.beliefnet.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=4"><H2>
	Bring Comfort Food
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	Help Out with Paperwork
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	Be a Good Listener
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	Post an Internet Memorial
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	Create a Keepsake
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	Consider a Pet
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	Help Them Reach Out
</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=10">Offer assistance in finding a bereavement group</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=11" href="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=11" style="font-size: 11px;">www.beliefnet.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.beliefnet.com/Love-Family/2009/09/Offer-Comfort.aspx?p=11"><H2>
	Look to the Future
</H2></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/1D5B35B7-24D2-459B-9292-1F942C659C1D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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