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Handling Holidays
and Special Occasions
Change traditional holiday routines.
Choose a new menu, open gifts at a different
time, start a new tradition.
Let family members help.
Have them do
the shopping, wrap gifts, send greeting cards,
or prepare meals.
Remember your loved one in a special way.
Take a trip to the cemetery, light a candle at
mealtimes, or read a special poem or prayer.
Give yourself permission to be happy.
It’s alright to laugh, have fun and take
a break from grief whenever you can.
“I kept many things
the same for quite a
long time – the house,
my daughter’s school,
my job. Then that
stopped being a
comfort to me.
I decided we needed
to make some changes.
We moved and
I’m back in school.
Yes, I’m still grieving,
but we’re also getting
on with our lives.”
What You Can Do
to Help Yourself
• Share your feelings
• Ask for help
• Follow a daily routine
• Keep involved with regular hobbies or activities
• Try something new
• Delay major decisions or changes
• Write your loved one a letter
What Other People
Can Do to Help You
• Be a good listener
• Talk about your loved one
• Help around the house
• Care for the children
• Answer phone calls or greet visitors
“When my son died in 1984, there weren’t many support services out there.
I needed to talk myself through it and my wife wasn’t much of a talker.
So I started my own grief support group.”
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