Need advice: a friends mom checked herself into hospice and I want to send her a card. What do I write to a person that I don't know really, really well, but someone who I have known for 30 years? She isn't going to get better and I am having a hard time finding words. Any advice?
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Keep it short and positive but not pollyanna. Pick out a memory p you have with them & describe how it made/makes you feel, i.e., " remember when we........on that lovely lak/beach/mountain? I think we had a great time that day/ week/afternoon." Then wrap it up with Best Wishes. 2 or 3 short notes are preferable to one wordy one & then Nothing.
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Dec 15, 2018
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Great advice.
Write her a letter and reminisce about a few times she did something or said something that you appreciated. Tell her you are glad to have known her and ask if there is anything you can do to help her or your friend.
SkotlandSkye
Level 8
Dec 15, 2018
5
I feel like not everyone in hospice wants visitors...writing a letter gives them something to read over and over. Asking if you can do anything opens the door to being invited for a visit if the person wants visitors.
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