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Tim Ebl 🇨🇦's avatar

It's awkward and a hard situation. Thanks for writing about this so we can think about it and prepare beforehand.

I've always relied on letting my feelings show in my eyes if it's an in-person conversation, and letting them know that I'm sorry they are going through it. But I'm never sure if I reacted the right way.

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Donna Pearson's avatar

So this is interesting. When my husband's mother passed he did not like it when people said "I'm so sorry". It triggered him so much. So I asked him, what would you prefer? And he had no alternative. It's always been on my mind to find that alternative but the I'm so sorry just comes out so naturally as it's true. People genuinely are sorry for what you are going through. Perhaps the alternative is to just listen and be present for the person.

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