No one wants to send a condolence message or write a sympathy card. It sucks. Someone that you care about lost someone that they care about, and that’s never easy. Even if you're not the one ...

In light of former President Jimmy Carter's death, his foundation, the Carter Center, is asking those whose lives the Nobel laureate touched to write a virtual condolence card for him.

It's natural to want to help a bereaved family during their time of loss, but whether you should put money in a sympathy card ...