Grieving Empath Gifts

Hedgehog Mortuary.

"As a friend, I pray you rest in peace. As a dog, I really want to dig you up."

'Yes, death signifies a cosmic change of address. Alas, your husband's mail will not be forwarded.'

"We laughed. We cried. But mostly we watched TV."

School nativity. Boy says: 'If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this drama ...'

S�ance "I'm through to your husbands voice-mail"

'He doesn't talk to me anymore.'

"My wife and I handle our own finances. I'm an accountant and she's a grief counselor."

'He's a conspiracy theorist - he refuses to believe that Great Aunt Mildred is really dead.'

"I'm not a mad dog. But I'm not particularly happy either."

'Life is a precious thing, but simply breathing and existing isn't living...the end is inevitable for everything...I'm afraid that time has come for you, dear. I have to pull the plug...'

'I bought winter tyres and it didn't snow.'

"Only time can heal a broken heart, Brenda, and fortunately I have the time, every Thursday at three o'clock."

'Hope it's legit. I never had the chance to say good riddance.'

"Sorry, wrong room."

"After losing my partner, I felt lost until I realized I had not only an empty shell but also a short-term accommodation business."

'Let it go. Get on with your death.'

"Damn, I forgot to get her kugel recipe."

'I don't understand it! On earth he was deathly afraid of flying.'

"On your previous visit you were describing how you were unable to express grief at the death of your first dog, Ranger. Please continue."

"Well, well – if it isn't the old crystal ball and chain."

"Sure, it's disrespectful, but knowing old scamp, he'd want us to dig up his bones."

"After Harry was gone I started decorating the house as a distraction. It was around the time I was wallpapering the driveway that I thought I should seek grief counseling."

'It's ok, sir, we'll put you in touch with one of our grief counselors.'

''On behalf of my colleagues I wanted to let you know that we are all crying inside.''

'He was a shooting star, passing through the firmament. Lighting up our dull lives with his all too brief presence.' 'I think we're at the wrong funeral.'

"Good news, Mrs. Jennings! The lump in your throat isn't cancer, it's from watching a lot of sad movies."

"I was able to get in one last lecture about diet and exercise."

Great Joys like griefs are silent.

'It freaks me out that you're keeping your dead mum preserved in Formalin on the mantelpiece!'

'Touching.'

"I could never leave this place—this is where I grew up."

A stranger in paradise.