Helping People in Need

Want to know some really practical ways to help someone going through a long illness or who has just lost a loved one?

Here are some hints from people who have been there:

• Don’t avoid me - be the friend or loved one you’ve always been.
• Touch me - a simple squeeze of the hand can tell me you care.
• Call me to say you are bringing our favorite dish - and what time you are coming.Bring food in disposable containers so there’s no worry about returns.
• Take care of my children for me. I need a little time to be alone or with my loved one.
• Weep with me when I weep; laugh with me when I laugh. Don’t be afraid to share feelings with me.
• Call for my shopping list and make a "special delivery? to my home.
• Don’t be afraid to visit but please call first. Sometimes we are lonely.
• Talk to me about the future...tomorrow, next week, next year. Hope is so important to me.

Source: Just Call (1998/99, Winter Vol. III). p. 13.

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