Grief Support and Counseling

These are some tips by Joel Feldman a lawyer in Philadelphia and some comments by Alvin Wolff who has had a lot of experience in working with bereaved family members in wrongful death matters.

1.  Don't judge a person's grieving.  No one knows how anyone else is feeling.

2.  Mention the deceased person's name and tell a nice story about the person.

3.  Reach out and be supportive after the funeral and after everyone has gone back to their lives.

4.  There are no right things to say but it is wrong to say nothing.

5.  It's never to late to send a card, an email or a note.

6.  There is nothing inappropirate in suggesting a grief counselor.  When somebody dies, all the bereaved individual's relationships have to be remade and remade.  It's work and there's nothing wrong with having some help.