Do you know someone, who has recently lost a loved one? If yes, then it's very important to offer emotional support that would be comforting and helps to get over the grief of loss. Todd Kassal has been part of programs to assist families, who have lost someone and hence, offers his views about what to tell and how to support families and individuals, who have lost their loved ones. He states it's important to understand emotional feelings to offer the right comfort. Todd Kassal Villa Park, IL 1. A Ray of Hope : People, families and anyone, who is grieving over someone, needs one thing the most and that is hope. A simple line of "it will get better", "you will grow out of it", "everything will be fine" is enough to help people have a gradual passage to life. Todd Kassal says you need to be careful, as acting highly plausible could isolate the individual. The person must cry out the emotions, so you need to tell them, c...