Helping When Someone Suffers A Sudden Loss

It is always hard enough when we lose someone we love. The grief can be overwhelming and it can take a very long time to get over that grief. However, there is something much worse about losing someone suddenly. When they were not sick or there was no sign or symptom they may pass away, their passing is all the more traumatic. This sudden loss snatches someone we love away before we have the chance to say goodbye or before we could remind them that they were dear to us.

When you know someone who has suffered a sudden loss, you will often feel helpless in the face of the grief they are suffering. However, it is so important that you do something that shows your sympathy. Often, we think that anything we could do will not ease that grief. It is true that no one can fully take away the hurt that they are feeling. It would be impossible. You can, though, do something small that shows you care. Often, it is these small things that will mean the most to someone who is grieving.

If you are looking for the right small token to let that grieving individual know that you care, consider a gift in memory of the one who was lost. A sudden loss can be so traumatic; it can feel as if there is a big emptiness where that person once was. You cannot fill that emptiness with gifts, but something in memory will show that you and everyone else is remembering the one who was lost. By putting such an emphasis on making sure they are remembered, the loved one will find this touching and comforting in some small way. Whether you choose to plant a tree in memory of the one who passed away, or you place a memorial bench in a garden, or you give the grieving loved one a memorial piece of jewelry, you will be providing a constant reminder of the life that was so dear to so many people.

There is nothing more traumatic than facing the sudden loss of a loved one. We often feel like there can be no closure. There was no chance to say goodbye. The combination of anger, hurt and grief can often be overwhelming. You cannot take that grief away from the person you care about, but there are little things you can do that will ease that pain.

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.