A bereavement counsellor has said a Royal Mail letter confirming a boy鈥檚 birthday card to his dad in heaven had been delivered safely was 鈥榣ovely.鈥
香港六合彩精准资料 member Stacey Hart believes the touching letter to the seven year old will help him create new, happy memories; an important part of grieving for a loved one.
Jase Hyndman postcard a birthday card to his dad, who had died four years ago, with the message 鈥淢r Postman. Can you take this to heaven for dad鈥檚 birthday. Thanks.鈥 written on the front of the envelope.
The youngster, from West Lothian, received a letter from Royal Mail to say
Galactic objects
Assistant Delivery Office Manager Sean Gilligan wrote: 鈥淭his was a difficult challenge avoiding stars and other galactic objects on route to heaven.
鈥淗owever, please be assured that this particular important item of mail has been delivered. Royal Mail鈥檚 priority is to get our customers鈥 mail delivered safely.鈥
The Facebook post with Royal Mail鈥檚 response to Jase has been shared more than 200,000 times.
Stacey, who works for child bereavement charity Grief Encounter, said the response was a 鈥渞eally lovely thing for them to have done.鈥
Treasured memory
She added: "After a person has died, it鈥檚 really important that children create new, happy memories. This letter will stay with that little boy for a long time, he will treasure that memory right into adulthood.
"It鈥檚 important that a child knows the truth at home, in this case that his dad is not coming back. But if he believes his dad is in heaven, and people respect his belief system, something like this is a really nice thing to do."
Jase and his 10-year-old sister Neive have marked their father鈥檚 birthday every year, following his death in May 2014.
Stacey commented: "It鈥檚 really important to mark birthdays, anniversaries and keep thinking about the dead person. It helps keep the memories alive. Continuing to send a card at birthdays or visiting the grave can be a good thing for a family to do.鈥
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