Coping with loss is one thing that never gets easier, even with practice—and what’s just as difficult as experiencing loss is witnessing the grief of others. Unfortunately, as members of anyone’s ...

Losing a loved one is never easy. And when someone close to you is grieving a loss, it's important to show that you care. But sometimes, finding the right words to say can be somewhat difficult. As ...

When and how to show your sympathy in a letter Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Handwrite your condolence letter to ...

You need to know how to write a condolence letter, but there’s no perfect thing to say when someone dies. There are no magic just-right words that will erase another person’s pain, or change their ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught by my mother and grandmother, who practiced what they preached, that condolence letters are to be acknowledged. Their practice was to answer every condolence letter ...

Boston, MA - An article in this week's New England Journal of Medicine entreats physicians to revive the lost art of the letter of condolence. The failure of a treating physician to write to the ...