When Trying to Help a Loved One Who Is Grieving

question 45

Multiple Choice

When trying to help a loved one who is grieving, which of the following should you do?

• A) Talk about the dead person if your loved one wants to.
• B) Have many of the answers to the questions the person asks.
• C) Leave your loved one alone because privacy is what most grieving people want and need.
• D) Watch what you say because the wrong thing could plunge the person into deeper despair.

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