Find time for those you know that are recently bereaved. All too often after the funeral has passed they are left alone at a time when they are struggling and need their friends even more. We are all guilty of assuming they want to be left for private time…if in doubt ask and please, please extend invitations in a world of coupledom the recently widowed feel left out.

Nothing worse than feeling bereft and being ignored -there are no words but sometimes a squeeze of a hand or a hug will say a lot but more importantly mean a lot.