Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Memorializing a loved one

Working with seniors, the Jewish Pavilion Senior Services staff and volunteers experience a lot of loss. When we hear of a family member who has passed, we send a card and the book “When You Lose Someone You Love” to the bereaved. We also invite the bereaved to participate in a free six-week grief support group.

There are many other ways to memorialize a loved one. Here are a few suggestions that may be meaningful and help in the grieving process:

• Create your own thank you card: Include a picture of your loved one on the cover of the card you send to people who contributed to his or her memo...