101 Ways You Can Help by Liz Aleshire

Author:Liz Aleshire
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2009-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

59. Offer to run an errand

Some things bear much repetition. The bereaved doesn’t want to stay in; it’s more that once he is out, he doesn’t want to come back to an empty house. So, in the days or weeks immediately following a loss, offer to run an errand or two for him. Take those thank-you cards to the post office. Pick up a prescription.

Fill his car with gas. Get the oil changed. Drop off completed forms at his work or the probate office. Pick up a pint of favorite ice cream. Deliver or pick up some dry cleaning.

As I mentioned in Tip #30, offering to run errands is another area where your offer should be specific. The all-encompassing, “Is there anything you need?’ will invariably get a negative response, or the request will be for something you can’t or don’t want to fulfill. But asking specifically about prescriptions, forms, groceries, mail, dry cleaning, or gas for the car may break through the lethargy that is grief, and you’ll be able to do something significant.

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