I know when my husband passed, I was in my early 20's and had been married only five years, people talked about it as if I weren't there to hear them. No one knew what to say to me. I found myself comforting them....go figure. Now I just share my sorrow for them and say, I will hold them in my prayers. Short and sweet seems to be best. I remember it was for me.
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