How to help my housemate through a tough day?

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I have lived with my housemate since November and in that time we have become good friends.

Today is the year anniversary of her fathers death, I can tell she is struggling with this, and she has just come down stairs and had a bit of a cry.

I have never lost anyone that close to me and am struggling with how to be supportive.

Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions or advice as to how to handle the situation, I want to be supportive but at the same time don't want to intrude upon her grief or appear pushy.

Make her a cup of tea? Ask her about him? Just be around so if she wants to talk she can?

'You look very upset' isn't a bad opener. 'If you want to talk I can put the kettle on' is another. If she wants to share either of those will give her the opportunity. If she doesn't want to open up, at least she knows you're aware that she's upset. Otherwise, be your normal self.