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I need your help on an etiquette issue.
🕑 Added 2020-07-21 22:54:38 +0000 UTCIf I have your mailing address, you've gotten at least one postal-friendly postcard from me. If you've been around for a while, you've gotten several. I enjoy sending people something they can touch and enjoy, even if only while reading a brief sentence or two.
When you pause patronage, I still send postcards. I care about you as people and want to keep bringing you a little joy.
THE ISSUE
I got a letter back from a widow today. Her husband, Paul, was a patron for a time. He died from COVID-related pneumonia in April, and mourning has been difficult for her because of the pandemic. She couldn't be with him at the end, funerals don't really work well right now.
I feel terrible for her.
Her note wasn't rude, just matter-of-factly asking me to stop sending postcards because of the situation.
Do I send her a heartfelt bereavement card?
I don't want to pour lemon juice in her wounds from losing her husband. I know I'd be a terrible mess if I had endured the same thing.
What do you think?
