August is Grief Awareness Month. Here are a few ways you can support those journeying through grief.

• Message someone who’s grieving today. Even if it’s been months or years since their loss.
• Please say the name of the person they miss. It won’t remind them. They already remember.
• Put an anniversary or birthday in your calendar so you can remember with them. And alongside them.
• Listen without trying to fix, solve or silver-line the pain.
• Make a meal, run an errand or help with something ordinary. Grief makes ordinary things feel extraordinary.
• Give yourself permission to tend to your own grief too. Every loss deserves deep care and self compassion.

Grief awareness isn’t just knowing grief exists. It’s changing how we show up for one another.

At CancerWise, we are here for you every step of the way.