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Once you let them know you're willing and available to listen, make it a priority to make yourself available. When my friend lost one of her babies pre term, I got a call asking if I could come over and watch her other boys while she and her husband were at the hospital. There weren't any words I could say, but even after her husband had been with her and comforted her, she wanted me just to be there and hold her while she cried... I didn't say a word other than to ask if she needed a tissue after an hour or so... These times in life are difficult for everyone involved, and only your friend and his wife can truly decide for themselves how they will move on from this, and what they will take from it. You've been a good friend to them from your concern here... and I'm positive they are more than grateful for it.
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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna
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