Present ideas for someone who's just lost their mum

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A dear family member's mum has just died suddenly. They were very close. We don't live near each other so I'd like to send a gift but I'm not sure what. Can anyone help me with ideas and/or has been in this situation and received something they found useful? I'd like to avoid flowers as other family members have already sent these. She has a partner, siblings and two grown-up children so doesn't necessarily need practical help but I was wondering about a food gift of some sort. Thanks for reading.

Yes, no flowers. They just become a chore. My relative really appreciated an afternoon tea in a box. I’d avoid anything Christmassy

Just a card with some lovely words would be fantastic.
Chocolate or food gifts is more of a treat or celebration and I couldn’t eat anything like this for months after loosing DF. It just felt so wrong to me to even consider eating ‘treats’ and I lost any appreciation for food.

Gift not necessary/appropriate. A handwritten letter would no doubt be appreciated.

Some kind of cosy scarf for the winter? A bit like a hug.

When my dad died, a friend sent me cake and I've since sent it to someone else. It was great quality, tasted fab and meant I had something to offer people who called in.

cake

When I was bereaved and desperately grief stricken, it was just going into winter time. A friend who lives away sent me a hot water bottle with a really fluffy cover, with a note saying they hoped this would be a good substitute for a hug from them. It actually was a bit of comfort, I used to hug it then and still have it years later.

I got sent mini brownie squares by a friend when my mum died. Odd sounding gift for such an occasion but actually they were great. On days when I was hungry and just didn’t have it in me to cook anything, I’d nibble on one to tide me over. I appreciated those brownie squares far more than the shitload of flowers.