How to Be There for a Bereaved Friend

Death is part of life, but it is a part for which we are not very well prepared.

We life insurance brokers see this all too often when we deliver a claim check to a bereaved friend. This is especially true when a friend suffers the tragic loss of a child.

Fortunately, some survivors have found ways to work through their grief and counsel us on how to help them – and how not to.

Here is the advice of a bereaved parent just months after the loss of her beloved son. Her words can help us do the right thing in the right way.