What to write on a sympathy card?

KdjaCL · 26-09-2004 6:47pm #1

What do you write?

kdjac

gandalf · 26-09-2004 7:31pm

I knew I should have fixed that step, sorry!

RobertFoster · 26-09-2004 7:36pm

depends on why you are being sympathetic....

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 26-09-2004 7:37pm

sorry?

KdjaCL · 26-09-2004 7:41pm

Neighbour died of cancer , i usually avoid these things.

but will keep gandalks suggestion for later.

kdjac

Tusky · 26-09-2004 7:44pm

Sorry for your troubles ? cliched I know...

" Thinking of you during this ahrd time " or something.... Ive never had to write one myself.

CathyMoran · 26-09-2004 7:45pm

You could just sign it?

gandalf · 26-09-2004 8:00pm

Seriously it depends how well you knew them and know their family. If you do know them well then write something that would be relevant and personal to them. If not just sign it Deepest Sympathies "Your Name" (with your name being your name !!!!).

gnu · 26-09-2004 8:11pm

I never used to know what to say on cards and because of this often didn't send one. Then my Dad died and I realised it really doesn't matter what you write. Any cards I got, even if the person did little more than sign their name meant a lot to me.
My friend's Mum died and I wrote something along the lines of I'm sorry for your loss, you're in my thoughts and if you want to talk for if there's anything I can do, just let me know. If it's someone less close than that, I'd just say something relatively bland like "thinking of you at this sad time". I know it sounds trite, but it probably will mean something to the person you give it to.

CathyMoran · 26-09-2004 8:20pm

Sending a card in the first place is very kind - if you can help them later on in the grieving process that is even better. I used to send mass cards in the past but now it depends.

RobertFoster · 26-09-2004 9:55pm

send a mass card.

Iago · 26-09-2004 10:07pm

Thinking of you and yours at this difficult time, it's a loss that will be felt by all that knew him/her, deepest sympathies...x

Falkorre · 26-09-2004 10:31pm

The ones I always remember from when my bf died, were the simple ones that you knew were from the heart, one inparticular was as simple as "he was always there for the people he loved, and those he thought needed love, he will be missed" that one more than most meant so much. My advice, keep it simple and truthfull.

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