"Gifts of Remembrance" Top Christmas List for Millions Who Are Grieving the Loss of A Loved One This Holiday Season
More than 30 million people who are in some stage of the grieving process will be hoping for the gift of remembrance this holiday season.
(PRWEB) November 10 2003--“Gifts of Remembrance” Tops Christmas List for
Millions Who Are Grieving the loss of A Loved One This Holiday
Season
This holiday season, more than 30 million people across the
country will be grieving the loss of a loved one. And while each would agree
their grief is unique, most are longing for the same gift this Christmas—they
are longing for the gift of remembrance.
Giving a gift of remembrance,
according to Renee Wood, founder of The Comfort Company (www.thecomfortcompany.net) an online retailer of sympathy and
remembrance gifts, need not be difficult. It can be as simple as sharing a
memory or sending a card.
“Christmas can be the most difficult time of
the year for someone who is grieving”, says Wood, a former neonatal intensive
care social worker. “It’s important that we remember how comforting a gift or
gesture of remembrance can be”.
Rob Anderson, whose son Brendon died five
years ago, agrees. “Anything and everything is appreciated. The simple things
are the sweetest and don’t take much effort.” He suggests buying a special
ornament for the tree, donating a gift in their loved ones honor or giving the
gift of your time and presence during the holidays.
If you are buying a
gift for someone who is grieving this holiday season, The Comfort Company offers
the following gift ideas:
• Send a memorial tree which
can be planted at the place of their choosing.
• Select a
candle to be lit in honor of their loved one.
• Choose a
journal or album for recording memories.
• Purchase a
special piece of jewelry which can be worn to link them to their loved
one.
• Find a book on grief you feel would be
uplifting.
• Send a flower vase which could be filled with
flowers on the difficult days of the year.
• Choose an
ornament which could be hung year-round.
• Have a garden
stone engraved with a special saying.
• Share a memory in
a card or letter.
• Send an accent pillow stitched with an
inspirational verse.
• Send a care package with a selection
of appropriate comfort gifts.
For more remembrance gift information,
visit: www.thecomfortcompany.net.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/11/prweb88453.htm