Making a Care Package for a Grieving Loved One

Posted on: Jan 17, 2021 Publish By: funerallink

When you lose someone you love, you lose a part of yourself. Undeniably, a person does his best to cope with the loneliness, guilt, and possibly even resentment. As every individual is unique, some choose to socialize and put themselves out there to minimize and accept the negative emotions. However, for others, doing so is impossible. They need time for themselves and face it alone.

If you know someone that needs help, despite offering your sincerest “if there’s anything you need,” they can significantly use a care package. Listed below are the things you’ll need.

Food and Refreshment

As we mentioned earlier, there are instances when the grieving isolates himself from other people. Simultaneously, there are cases when the bereaved family finds it hard to squeeze in time for cooking because of funeral or memorial preparations. To help them in a way that matters most, consider putting food and refreshment items in the care package you’ll send them.

You can include various nuts, dried fruits, granola bars, cereal, and canned goods. You can also add in microwaveable meals that you can purchase in your local grocery stores.

Toiletries and Other Essential Items

When everyone’s busy preparing for the memorial, small yet essential items can be forgotten. This includes toiletries and other seemingly insignificant things that people need, like a trusty lip balm. Because a quick trip to the convenience store is time-consuming during these trying times, you can offer your help by providing them these items.

Your care package includes tissues (for facial and sanitary use), toilet papers, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush and toothpaste, soaps, handy lotions, and lip balms.

Comforting Gifts

There are instances when people need something that will get them through the pain. These comfort gifts don’t have to be grand or expensive. A thoughtful and straightforward present like a scented candle can go a long way.

You can include weighted blankets, bath bombs, trip to the spa gift cards, cute journals, books, handwritten crafts, and DIY packets to induce activity for your care package.

Helpful Resources

People approach grief in a personal and unique manner. Despite encountering loss several times or the first, we need guidance and information to our journey towards acceptance and action.

You can squeeze in contact information for grief support groups and counselors. Also, articles or print-outs that contain helpful information, videos and movies that tackle moving-on, and a calendar of events that will encourage the grieving person to move, socialize or at least communicate are beneficial for them.

Nobody wants to deal with the heartache of a loss. Although this is an inevitable life event, the best thing we can offer to our loved ones is our unconditional love, support, and respect.

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