Grieving Mother

200901June

I worked with a grieving mother last week who tragically lost her young son 6 weeks ago. Because the death was so unexpected, the family was not prepared for the financial burden of a funeral. There was a enormous outpouring of support, both financially and otherwise. This mother had been facing a gigantic pile of cards, scribbled notes of who gave what, jumbled notes of people’s addresses, etc. Everytime she would attempt to sit down and write thank you notes she was overwhelmed by the task because of this completely disorganized pile. We worked together to sort through the notes and piles so that she could begin writing the thank you notes. By working together I was able to keep her focused on writing one card at a time while I attempted to make sense of her notes. Granted we spent 3 hours together, she had completed 23 cards by the time I left and has a system set up to finish the rest. The piles are under control and she was amazed at how simple the task looks now. I love my job!

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