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This is so very true. And sometimes, you don’t even listen, you just be with that person.
Calvin Coolidge had a friend who used to just sit with him. They didn’t talk, just sat companionably.
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Presence is powerful.
I wish I could offer more than a sympathetic ear or a shoulder to cry on
There are few things you could have done that would have been worth more. I have a feeling there’s a reason she chose you for this.
What you have done is worth the world to a grieving friend – you done good, JD!
Well done, Julie. That’s what good friends are for.
Like a part of you is permanently gone, no matter how close to them in life you were. Your instincts to let a friend talk to process loss of a parent were spot on, J.D. Well done.
Sometimes you don’t know what is going on with people until they tell you – and it can be a lot. You helped her greatly that day.
Bless you, young lady.