What to say when aunt is dying?

The Best Things to Say to Someone in Grief

1. I am so sorry for your loss.
2. I wish I had the right words, just know I care.
3. I don’t know how you feel, but I am here to help in any way I can.
4. You and your loved one will be in my thoughts and prayers.
5. My favorite memory of your loved one is…
6. I am always just a phone call away.

Does an elderly person know when they are dying?

But there is no certainty as to when or how it will happen. A conscious dying person can know if they are on the verge of dying. Some feel immense pain for hours before dying, while others die in seconds. This awareness of approaching death is most pronounced in people with terminal conditions such as cancer.

How do you sit with someone who is dying?

Sit by their bedside and graze softly at the person with love and compassion and celebrating the memories good and bad that you co-created. Then sit with your own mortality and what the loss of this person may mean to you. And wait for a sign from them, from yourself or from an angel or from life itself.

Should a dying person be left alone?

Time Out: Let the person who is dying have time alone. This may be hard to do because you want to be with them constantly, but they need time and space alone to transition. Please, take short breaks from the death bed vigil. You need the breaks as well to help you sustain yourself through the vigil.

What to do when your friend is dying?

Your friend is dying. The person you saw and spoke with so easily now seems impossible to call or visit. You put off seeing them because you don’t know what to say, how to act. Take a deep breath. This is about your friend, not you. Wise words gleaned from professionals and from people just like you can help.

What is the best present to give when someone is dying?

The answer to all of these questions is simple: It’s YOU! Your compassion, love, care and thoughtfulness are the best presents you can offer someone who is sick, in a hospital, living in a nursing home, at home and bed bound with illness or injury, or someone who is dying in hospice.

What can I do for someone who is homebound or dying?

Everyone has skill sets that can lighten and brighten a day for someone who is homebound or dying. Hand/foot massage: Anyone can give a hand or foot massage with a nice lotion; you don’t have to be formally trained to do that for another person.

How do you talk to someone who has passed away?

“I left in such a hurry, I don’t know whether I let the dog in, or if he held the door for me on the way out!” The point here is to keep things lighthearted. Conversations don’t always have to be so structured and serious. You both know your loved one has reached the end of their life. There’s no need to dwell on that fact.