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When someone you love is going through the grieving process, it’s often hard to know how to be supportive. Putting together a funeral service, maintaining daily schedules, and fielding endless calls from well-meaning relatives can make anyone feel overwhelmed. Porto Funeral Home in East Haven, CT, suggests several ways to help your loved one through this difficult time.

Porto Funeral Home is family run and has been serving New Haven County since 1931. Their compassion, resourcefulness, and breadth of burial service options will help you plan a graceful, loving funeral to honor your family member’s life.

Planning the Burial Service

There are so many details involved in planning a funeral, and daily routines and responsibilities must still be handled as they grapple with their pain. Help lighten the load by offering to watch kids, take on driving duties, and perform household chores for your grieving loved one. This will give them some time off while funeral arrangements are finalized. Your thoughtfulness will be much appreciated later on when they’re better able to reflect on the time you’ve spent together.

At the Funeral Home

funeral homeHelp them sort through the variety of burial and funeral service options that are available. Cremation services, burial trusts, and traditional funerals are but a few of the many choices your loved one will have to consider. It’s comforting for them to know you’ll be in their corner while making these tough decisions.

Once all the planning is done, attend the funeral service and offer to take messages from out-of-town relatives and friends in advance.

After the Funeral

Let your loved one grieve in their own way. Let go of expectations or timelines for returning to a sense of normalcy that restrict their ability to express emotion.

To be there for your loved one in the most meaningful way, just listen. You don’t need to offer advice, quote scriptures, or feel pressure to say anything. Resist the temptation to offer advice about how your loved one “should” feel. Grief presents itself in many ways before, during, and after burial services. Allow your loved one to process their emotions on their own terms.

Stay in touch with your loved one after the funeral—particularly on holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions. Demonstrate that you’ll always be there, as needed, to provide a listening ear.

Honor the life of the deceased with the care that Porto Funeral Home has delivered to families for over 75 years. You can visit their East Haven, CT, location, call (203) 467-3000, or visit their website for more information.

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