Coping with a death of a loved one doesn’t end with the funeral. Their memories and things they left behind still live with us and it is really hard to stop thinking about them. Whatever we do we always tend to think about them and miss their presence. Helping a grieving person adjust to the new lifestyle without their loved ones can be really appreciated. Your help and service doesn’t end with the funeral but you can still stretch out your love to them as a close friend or family member. Here is how you can do it for them.

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Talk to them

The bereaved will feel bad to talk about their lost loved one thinking that it will be a nuisance for you but they really want to talk about the topic. Many people will not like to talk thinking that it is too depressing or it not a welcoming topic to talk with others after the funeral service. But show them that you are a good listener and it will be an encouragement for them to talk. Helping them to talk about their loved ones will sometimes keep them at ease especially if they are living alonely life now. Even if you don’t know the person who died, be willing to listen to them at all times.

Take them out whenever you can

 A new change of air does well to so many of us. It helps us to relax and also think about other things that aren’t so bad. So try to invite the bereaved person to go out with you to watch a movie, for a brunch, a walk in the park, to socialize or something. But for many people who grieve after a lost life of their loved ones tend to move inward and not socialize for some time. If this is the situation of your friend then don’t try to pressurize them or think what they are doing is stupid. It depends from person to person so let them do whatever they like. But just because they declined your invitation once it doesn’t mean that you can’t invite them in the future again.

Visit them often

After a funeral is over everyone else will go back to their normal lives but not the person is still grieving for the loss of their loved one. They will still be in pain and find it hard t cop without them. So, show your support to them and let them feel less alone with you. Try to visit them and ask how they are doing. You can also help them out to do some of the house work if they are living a lonely life now. Once is a way you can surprise them with something they like to eat or something they like to have. Things like this will mean the world to them and they will not feel like they are totally ignored by everyone now.