Support and Grieving

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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Tongue Tied at Wakes and Funerals

October 4, 2011

Dear Caring Carol, I have always been the worst at knowing what to say when someone passes on. I’m never sure how to share my condolences, and often find myself tongue tied. Because of this I really don’t like to attend funerals, even though I know I should. One of my elderly cousins passed away [...]

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