Care Package for the Bereaved

With the strict social distancing in place, as probably the only way to thin out COVID-19 cases, we no longer can attend the funeral or show sympathies with the bereaved as in the pre-COVID world – leaving the bereaved alone more than ever.  

But we can’t leave our dear ones high and dry and that’s why this blog post will shed light on how you can make things easier for someone grieving. While anything can be added to the grief package, but below are some of the items that you should buy for the bereaving family.  

It becomes difficult – often insurmountable – for the bereaved to cook meals while arranging the funeral services. It has already been a long-established tradition in America to send cooked to ready-to-cook to the bereaved, and the ongoing pandemic has only brought it to the limelight.   

The best you can do to show your affection and care for the grieving is to send a bucket of grocery items or make an online order to save them the added worry of going to the store and do shopping.    

Along with sending food items, you can also show your care in a myriad of ways. If possible and you want to, ask them directly if they’re running low on anything that you can drop off to them like medical supplies, clothing, or if their house needs cleaning.  

You can send comforting gifts like candles, mints, candies, journals or blankets, and a few pajamas if it’s cozy out there. These small gestures act as at-home therapy to comfort the grieving.   

Don’t be disappointed if they turn down your offer as it doesn’t mean they didn’t appreciate your gesture. Just respect the bereaving family and do your best to help them in whatever ways you can. 

You must be already familiar with the traditional gifts that are sent to the bereaving family. Flowers, “journey through grief books”, magazines, sympathy cards, a pack of chocolates, or a couple of popcorn tins can be on the top of your traditional gifts list. 

Even though such gifts hold little financial importance, but go a long way in providing emotional support and solace to the ones mourning the loss of a loved one.  

If you know the bereaving family well, you can send special gifts to them like the “photo collage of you and the loved one” or anything that reminisce the memories of the loved one. Such invaluable gifts help them get past different stages of grief rather quickly.  

Needless to say, the grieving family has a hard time leaving the home and run errands. The very purpose of the grief package is to share their burden by providing them the daily use items.   

Make a list of necessary household items like tissues, toilet papers, dishwasher detergents, aluminum foil, vinegar, cooking spray, to name a mere few, and drop them off at their house.  

Arranging cremation services Bethlehem, PA, will never be easy, but you may be able to make the process easier to bear.