Gift Ideas For Your Grieving Loved One

The holiday season can be an emotionally trying time for people who have lost someone they loved and deeply cared about. You may know someone in your family who has lost a spouse, a parent, or a child and feel helpless when seeing them suffer during this time of the year. One of the best things you can do to help them cope with their loss is to buy a thoughtful gift. There are a lot of options to choose from, but the following ideas can help you get started in the right direction.

People who have lost someone special to them often keep pictures of them that they enjoy looking at often. A great gift idea for these types of people during the holidays is a scrapbook. The reason a scrapbook is such a great idea is because it takes thought to put one together. You can include pictures of your loved one with the person they lost that bring back fond memories of a positive nature. You can make entire tribute pages to a specific event in the deceased individual’s life. You can buy these books from an online store or from a craft store.

Another gift idea to help the grieving people in your life is a special-made picture frame. This idea is similar to the first idea, but on a slightly smaller scale. You can have a memorable quote from the person who has passed or from that person’s hero. You can also have a sympathy quote that will encourage and warm the heart. Include a photograph that has a special meaning for both of you that involves the deceased.

You can also get a Christmas ornament made for the grieving person as well. There are a lot of different things you can do with this particular gift. The best idea is to get a favorite picture of the deceased loved one and put it on the ornament with a quote. This can help start a new family tradition. Each year when you put the ornament on the family Christmas tree each member of the family can tell a fond story or memory they have about this person who has passed. This can really help in the healing and coping process of holiday grief.

Personal service is also a great gift. Many people who are grieving lose energy, so helping around the house is a great way to lift the burden off of their shoulders.

By: Renee Wood, MSW

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Renee Wood founded The Comfort Company in 2000. She is a social worker that has helped families deal with the loss or pending loss of a child, as well as aiding patients in the end-stage of renal failure. The gifts provided by The Comfort Company offer memorial ideas as well as hope for healing hearts.