by ingrid
24. February 2011 06:00
Before she sent heartpings my friend Starr was concerned six cards were too many. Her best friend’s mother had just died. She wanted to send a card, but a series? My friend worried that six cards would only reinforce the loss, though she finally did send a Sorrow series. A few weeks later I received a call. Starr was humbled. Not only did her friend say, “The cards were the only things that made a difference,” Starr shared she came to appreciate the reminder emails she received that advised when the cards were mailed. “I stayed connected. I remembered loss doesn’t go away after a day or two.”
One card, received one day is nice; yet it isn't enough. Six cards are a continuing presence when routine is turned upside down, when life is most uncertain. By sending a card every three days (or every week or once-a-month), you are a continuing presence. You reinforce “You matter to me.”
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