Slices of Life

By: Jill Pertler

About a month after I lost my husband, I put together a tutorial of sorts for what to do (and not to do) when someone you love is grieving. It’s been over a year since then and in that time I’ve gained myriad knowledge about the grief process. (Yeah me!)

Losing is a part of loving and loving is a part of life so I think this is knowledge we all can use, whether we are helping someone through grief, we are grieving ourselves or both.

This information was too much for one column, so I’ve put together advice for those who are grieving (this column) and those who love someone who...