What to say to a grieving friend By Joanna BartlettJanuary 12, 2019January 12, 2019 Categories: Grief recovery Tags: friendship, grief, grief recovery, loss You’ve seen it come across your Facebook feed. A friend’s parent or in-law has just died. A sense of loss fills you. Compassion rises up and your heart goes out to them. You wish you could make the pain better. You likely don’t know what to say.