Jaden passed on in hospital and some of my friends worried that if I came home and saw his clothes and Moses basket, my grieve would be aggrevated . Some felt that it may be wise to move them while others thought it wise to let things stay as they were. Am so glad that when I came home, his clothes and items were intact. A few years later, I chatted a friend who had a loss and she appreciated her friends gesture to move her baby's items.
From this I learned that each of us grieve differently. For Jaden's clothes, I left them in place until I was ready many months later. I packed them in a suitcase while I gave out some.
Again, ask the bereaved family what they want to do with their loved ones items, you don't have to remove even the portraits, it does not have to be done immediately. For some, they may perceive it as being insensitive to their loss.
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