Support and Grieving

Sympathy Cards For A Stranger After A Tragedy

January 17, 2012

Dear Caring Carol, When I heard the news story of the Madonna Badger who lost her three daughters and parents in the Stamford, Connecticut Christmas morning fire my heart was broken. The more I heard the worse the story became, unbelievable and horrific. Not only did Madonna Badger lose her children, her parents were in [...]

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Sympathy Cards for a Member of the Clergy

January 10, 2012

Dear Caring Carol, My pastor’s mother has been gravely ill for months now and my question is in preparation for her death. I want to send a sympathy card to Father Richard after she passes, but what do I write? A religious person such as he preaches the joy in death; his mother will join [...]

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Sympathy Cards For The Passing Of My Best Friend’s Grandmother

December 20, 2011

Dear Caring Carol, My best friend Rachel has just recently lost her grandmother, and although I have been friends with her for over twelve years now, I had only met her grandmother two or three times while over their house.  I am kind of “lost for words” as they say, in how to express my [...]

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Missing My Father at Christmas

December 13, 2011

Dear Caring Carol, I am only 12 years old and do not have much experience with dealing with death. But unfortunately, I have already experienced the loss of someone very close and dear to my heart, my father. He died 7 years ago, when I was only 5, but I still miss him so much. [...]

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10 Years Later and Still Missing My Brother

November 15, 2011

Dear Caring Carol, Today is my brother’s birthday. He passed away 10 years ago in an accident but I still get sad on his birthday. Is there anything I can do to shake this feeling of loss? I have tried to do things in his honor but it only delays the inevitable. To make things [...]

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