It's hard to give advice. Every person is different. Someone longs for solitude, while others seek company to occupy their thoughts. Unfortunately, I've been wearing shoes like this, only my partner's mom died. It was very bad and I have been very sorry about it ever since. The point is, I think you have nothing to do, just listen and you’ll know how to help. Anyway, we always have to deal with things like this, no matter how much we want to help.