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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a card. I lost my mom recently, and all of the flowers, food, and other gifts were triggering and overwhelming for my dad and me. I know people meant well, which made us feel worse for secretly not wanting them. [/quote]

For the times when a charity isn't specified, and when I don't think food will be the best gift, I send flowers. I always send them to the funeral home so the family doesn't have to deal with them, and because I felt comforted at my dad's funeral looking at the flowers and reading the cards, especially for people who couldn't be there.  And then the funeral home delivered everything to a local nursing home, so we knew others could enjoy them.

I don't know if this would solve the issue you identified, but I thought I would share FWIW.[/quote]

I'm the PP, and I appreciate that you shared this. People did send flowers to the funeral home, and that was nice. We chose to have them donated rather than bring them home with us, so they not only brightened up the space at the service, but they hopefully cheered up the residents of the nursing home that was their final destination. [/quote]

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