Donate a gift or money in your loved one s name. Share your concerns, feelings, apprehensions, etc. Tell them that this is a difficult time for you. Accept their help. You will appreciate their love and support at this time.
Holidays often magnify feelings of loss of a loved one.
It is important and natural to experience the sadness that comes. To block such feelings is unhealthy. Keep the positive memory of the loved one alive. Often after the first year the people in your life may expect you to be over it. We are never over it but the experience of many bereaved is that eventually they enjoy the holidays again.