How to Give a Present to Someone Who Is Grieving

Video Transcript

"Today's topic is, how to give a present to someone that's grieving. When you think about present you think about what type present would I give. Well being in the funeral industry for as long as I have, one of the best presents that an individual can give is something that you make yourself. Bake a cake, fix the family a pie, carry them some cookies, or something that you've personally put your hands in and touched, and give to them at this time of grief something that you know they'd like or would love. That's one present that you could give. Another would be just to go by a greeting card store and pick out a card that has some type meaning to you or that you feel would have meaning to the family, and write a personal note in that card, some type memory that you have of the loved one, something that they did for you or to you or with you that you remember that was very fond, that would be a perfect gift to give to a family. Another gift that comes to mind is, think about the individual or the family that's concerned, and are there small children involved, are there grandchildren that are very small. Another gift would be if there are children involved, go buy them a teddy-bear, some type stuffed animal and give or make a present for that little individual or that family member that is very small, that's a perfect gift, something they'll remember, something they'll cherish that reminds them of their loved one after the time has passed."