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Sympathy & Grief Resource Center

The loss of a loved one can be a very trying time for most. Planet Gift Baskets has included this resource center to help you or someone you know through these difficult times. We have included information on sympathy gifts, healing and comforting others.


Healing From Grief
The co-owner of Planet Gift Baskets discusses her own experience of grief and healing from loss.


Video discussing the importance of offering sympathy & comfort to someone during a bereavement period.


 
Helpful tips to help someone cope with the stress of losing a loved one. This article provides easy steps and words of comfort when you don't know what to say or do.

Christmas without Your Loved One
Creating new traditions to honor your loved one
 
Dealing with Grief as a Family
Each member in a family grieves differently, this article explores how a family can help each other.
 
Tips for Caring for Caregivers
Those providing care for terminally ill people need just as much care as they are giving.

Organizing help for Caregivers Part 2
Practical ways to organize helpers

Hospice - What is it, When do I need it, What do they do?
An article that helps you understand what Hospice is and how to find out more information.

How to Make your Own Sympathy Card
When you want to do something special  but don't know what, making a card that expresses your sentiments can help you and those that are grieving.

Why Sending A Sympathy Card Is Important
Heartfelt letter expressing how a sympathy card can make a difference

Caregivers Need to Have A Break Too
Caregivers need to refresh in order to provide the care their loved one needs.

Helping Your Family Grieve During the Holidays

This article answers many questions you may have when a person dies. Including proper funeral etiquette and properly offering your heartfelt condolences.
 
A complete guide on coping with grief, stress and all aspects of loss.
 
Sample Letter of Sympathy
Words of comfort, condolence messages, quotes and poems to assist you in expressing your sympathy.

Bereavement Thank You Notes
Thanking those who helped you during your loss is important.

An article describing the stages of grief when the loss of a child occurs.

This article offers ways that you can offer your support and encouragement after all the visitors and well wishers have returned to their daily routines.
 
Sending a sympathy gift to express what words cannot say can be difficult for some. This guide will help you choose appropriate sympathy gifts for those in your life that have lost loved ones.
 
I found this wonderful site while browsing sympathy resources to include in this center. I was touched by these positive, funny and uplifting greeting cards for all sorts of illnesses including cancer. These greeting cards emphasize the need to stay focused on a positive attitude. Through humor, we may be able to offer comfort and sympathy to someone undergoing chemotherapy or any other type of cancer. Be sure to view these cards today.
 
This article discusses ways you can help someone grieving maintain good nutrition throughout their bereavement period.
 
Losing a parent in death can be a very traumatic experience for both adults and children. This article discusses ways to offer your sympathy and comfort.

Sample Letters and Notes


Easy Sympathy Meal Recipe To Send To The Grieving Family
This easy kabob meal recipe can be split between your family and the family that has lost a loved one in death. Taking meals to a grieving family is a good way to offer sympathy, comfort and encouragement.
 
My Forever Child - Remembrance Jewelry, Memorial Keepsakes, Sympathy and Decorative Gifts to comfort those touched by the loss of a Child. Personalized, Engraved & Handcrafted Miscarriage-Pregnancy Loss Bracelets, Baby-Infant Footprints Charms, Custom Necklace Pendants with your child's Footprint, Handprint image or photograph.
 
Sympathy gifts should reflect your heartfelt empathy for those grieving. This article discusses simple tips for condolence gifts other than flowers.
 
This article discusses simple examples you may use when writing a sympathy card.

Lending A Hand To A Caregiver
This article discusses various ways you can offer your support and encouragement to someone that is a long term caregiver of another. Caregivers are often under tremendous stress and exhaustion. Show your support by lending a hand to a caregiver.

Funeral Etiquette

This article gives basic and informative tips for attending funerals. Good advice as to what to bring, say and wear to a funeral is given.
Giving a Meaningful Gift
You can give a memorial tree as a gift.

How To Help A Widow
How do you help a woman that has recently been widowed? This article discusses various ways you can offer your support, comfort and encouragement.

Coping With A Miscarriage

This article discusses various ways to cope with a recent miscarriage. Good advice on how to grieve the loss of a baby is included.

Comforting Bible Verses To Offer Your Sympathy

Not knowing how to comfort someone who has lost a loved one is common. This article gives five Bible verses that may be used to offer comfort and support to someone that has lost a loved on in death.
 
How To Heal From The Loss Of A Family Pet
Losing a pet is a very traumatic experience. This article discusses ways to heal and how loved ones can show their support for those that are grieving the death of a pet.

How To Honor The Memory Of A Lost Loved One

This articles helps those that have lost loved one find ways to cherish, remember and pass on wonderful aspects of the deceased life.

Best Sympathy Gifts For Women
Sympathy gifts for women should come from the heart and express your utmost sympathy for their loss. This article discusses different ways to make your sympathy gifts heal the heart of a woman that is grieving.

Widowhood-How To Cope With The Loss Of Your Mate

This article discusses ways that newly widowed women can cope with the loss of their mate or spouse in death.
 
The holiday season is an trying time for the newly bereaved. This article discusses ways you can offer your sympathy to comfort and support them during this holiday season.

Grieving and Helping Your Loved One Get Through It
Some Quick Ideas to help others while they are grieving.

Send a scrapbook filled with keepsake photos to honor the memory of a lost loved one. This article gives tips on how to create an heirloom scrapbook.

Showing Sympathy To Grieving Grandparents

Grandparents no doubt, grieve after a death of a grandchild. They also grieve for the pain and grief that their children face when losing a child. This article discusses the importance of recognizing the grieving process of grandparents.

Helping Your Teenager Deal With Death
Help a teenager deal with the death of a close friend through sympathy and empathy. This article discusses the different needs of teenagers that are facing grief.

What Can I Do To Help A Cancer Patient?  Ideas for helping a friend or family member through a difficult time.

How To Deal With  the Loss of a Newborn 
Loss is never easy. Loss of a child is especially hard.

A Resource For Those Grieving

We have found a great resource for those dealing with a traumatic issue. Finding support and comfort from others is an essential part of healing from grief.

Should Flowers Be Used To Show Your Sympathy?

This article discussed the use of flowers to show sympathy to a bereaved family.

How To Liquidate The Estate Of A Deceased Loved One.


Grief Counseling Resources

Funeral Planning Checklist

Use this quick and easy guide to help you plan a funeral after the death of a loved one.

Sympathy Poems
This article offers two sympathy poems that can be used to comfort the bereaved. They may be used in a sympathy card or letter, or as a gift message to a sympathy gift basket or flower arrangement being sent to the bereaved family.

Simple Tips To Offering Sympathy
Offering sympathy to others can be difficult and sometimes awkward. Use these simple tips to put into action your care and concern for those grieving.

Choosing  The Perfect Sympathy Poem

How To Cope With The Death Of  A Grandparent

This article discusses one writer's loss of a grandparent and how others were able to offer their sympathy and support during her difficult bereavement period.

Sending Comfort To Sick Families
Sympathy gift baskets can also be sent to families that are suffering from severe illness. They can be used to brighten spirits and lift moods. Healthy food choices can also be used to begin the healing process.

How To Show Sympathy To A Couple That Has Lost A Baby


How To Bring Hope To A Family That Has A Child With Cancer

This article discusses how one writer brought comfort and hope to a dear friend with a child that was diagnosed with a rare cancer.

10 Ways To Honor Your Mother In Law

How To Cope With School Anxiety


Death Of A Dear Friend

One writer tells how she coped with the death of a dear friend during her high school years.

How To Choose A Memorial Gift
Ideas for celebrating someone's life.

How To Help A Grieving Family
Tips on how to help a family through their grief.

Top Ten Sympathy Gifts For 2011


Excerpts from Hope & Comfort For Every Season By Cecil Murphy


Sending Sympathy Gifts To A Celebrity

A Unique Way To Help Someone Who Is Grieving
Why not help build a Scrapbook with your loved one

Grieving A Beloved Pet
Loving A Pet is Easy, Grieving is Hard

Relaxation Techniques for Those Who Are Grieving
Offering comfort and support to your friends who are hurting

Sympathy Gift Ideas

Are you a Worn Out Caregiver? Feeling like your in that mid life crisis?
Take a few minutes to understand what a mid life crisis is and how you can help yourself through it.

Sympathy and Grief on the Social Media Websites

An honest look at how social media has changed grieving and sympathy.

Healing from Grief
Two videos talking about personal experience with dealing with and healing from grief.

Top 10 Sympathy Gifts for 2012
Take a look at our Top 10 Sympathy Gifts that bring comfort and love to those who are grieving