Allow your friendship to guide you.

What to say to someone who lost a wife to cancer. Receiving a cancer diagnosis or experiencing a relapse can be a life-changing eventand one that people still struggle to discuss. Please accept our condolences on the loss of your wife. Your Dad was a wonderful man.

Acknowledge that your friend or loved ones grieving has been ongoing and that it has now turned into a different kind of grief. I lost my wife to cancer last year 922017. My hearts go out to you in your time of grieving.

Good luck to everyone it aint easy. She was a special person and we share in your grief. Text message sympathy messages are often short and sweet.

If you know someone who has gone through a similar situation you should ask them how they approached it. Saying Im sorry for your loss can sometimes sound clinical and impersonal. In fact shes going on 23 years as a breast cancer survivor.

If its a coworker or acquaintance youre reaching out to its okay to. I miss her I miss her I miss her. I think about her every day.

She kept her gaze into my eyes as I sobbed. For example you might say This must be a difficult time for you or How painful this must be for you and your family Refrain from trying to explain the loss. When it comes to offering condolences it is okay to not know what to say.