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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 81670" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The family will need support for weeks and months to come. If at all possible in your situation, go by for condolences now, or at the funeral. Then, in 2-4 weeks, take a casserole over (I usually do lasagna with no-boil noodles). by that time all the big wave of support is gone, out of town relatives are gone, and the family is faced with dealing with the belongings of and the leftover feelings toward the dead. </p><p></p><p>I have seen the family hold it together until the supports are gone, and then, a few weeks out, just completely fall apart. It is then that you can truly be of service in some small (an appropriate) way.</p><p></p><p>I hate this. One young man I went to school with had gotten clean. Off cocaine. Had a Christian rock band. He sat down for a few minutes during a break in their band practice. He never got up. He had been clean for 2 years. I was 17, he was 16 - I only knew him because we had a few electives together.</p><p></p><p>It is so dang hard on the body to do drugs. Even the most casual use causes problems that can take years to show up.</p><p></p><p>It is one of hte reasons that we have focused energy on teaching my difficult child that if he uses drugs with his medications it very well may kill him, if not at that moment, then in the future. So far it seems so good. WE can only pray.</p><p></p><p>Saying prayers for your friends/cousins,</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 81670, member: 1233"] The family will need support for weeks and months to come. If at all possible in your situation, go by for condolences now, or at the funeral. Then, in 2-4 weeks, take a casserole over (I usually do lasagna with no-boil noodles). by that time all the big wave of support is gone, out of town relatives are gone, and the family is faced with dealing with the belongings of and the leftover feelings toward the dead. I have seen the family hold it together until the supports are gone, and then, a few weeks out, just completely fall apart. It is then that you can truly be of service in some small (an appropriate) way. I hate this. One young man I went to school with had gotten clean. Off cocaine. Had a Christian rock band. He sat down for a few minutes during a break in their band practice. He never got up. He had been clean for 2 years. I was 17, he was 16 - I only knew him because we had a few electives together. It is so dang hard on the body to do drugs. Even the most casual use causes problems that can take years to show up. It is one of hte reasons that we have focused energy on teaching my difficult child that if he uses drugs with his medications it very well may kill him, if not at that moment, then in the future. So far it seems so good. WE can only pray. Saying prayers for your friends/cousins, Susie [/QUOTE]
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