SendHugs
A family of five on the couch, the youngest still in arms.
“He taught half our year to skate backwards, badly, and never once laughed at anyone.”
Marcus · friend
A grandfather in his armchair with a laughing baby in his lap.
“Six weeks of chemo and she still asked about my exams.”
Nadia · neighbor
“He sat with my dad in the hospital every Tuesday for a year.”
Ray
Two newborns side by side, one wrapped in blue and one in pink.
You and Nate, two months old.
Five friends after a pickup game, arms around each other.
Thursday nights, the same five for years.
“Our kitchen table was louder when he was at it.”
Aunt Rosa
“She taught me to drive in the church parking lot, and never once raised her voice.”
Hana · niece
“You never let a teammate feel small. Not once in four seasons.”
Coach Daniels
Parents on the sideline with two young players in numbers 10 and 6.
Saturday soccer, both of them at last.
“The whole street is pulling for you.”
The Nguyens
A small boy at the driving range, mid swing.
First swings at the range.
“I still cannot make his pancakes come out right.”
Tom · son
“He walked my dog every summer without being asked.”
Mr. Alvarez
Two figures on the green at sunset, the flag still in the hole.
“Every one of us has a story about that truck.”
Uncle Dave

SendHugs

SendHugs is a free, non-profit tool for making one page about one person. Friends and family send stories, photos and notes: strength and good memories for someone facing something hard, or a place to keep memories of someone you have lost. Everything comes to you first, and nothing appears until you say so.

Example page content

SendHugs is free for every family, and it is built for hospices, hospitals and grief organizations to share with the families they support, at no cost to anyone.

Here's one, and here's what you get to decide about it.

Color: twelve to pick from, or your own
How the page moves: three to pick from
The wording: every line is yours to rewrite
The headingRemembering [Name]. → [Name], always.
The invitation to writeShare a memory → Tell us about [Name]
The thank-you after they sendThank you. → This meant a lot. Thank you.

We write sensible defaults for every one, so you never face a blank page, but nothing on it has to stay in our words. The groups are yours to name too.

Remembering [Name].A gathering place for everyone whose life [Name] touched.
“Skated backwards, badly, all year.”
“I keep setting the extra place.”
“Never let a teammate feel small.”
Share a memory →Read all 24 memories

Your privacy, plainly.

Nothing appears until you say so

Every message comes to you first. Nothing is published until you approve it, and the person who sent it is never told either way.

A passcode, if you want one

A page can be left open to anyone with the link, or kept behind a passcode you share. You can ask for it to see the page, to send a message, or both.

What people ask us.

What does it cost?

Nothing, and there's no paid version underneath. We're a non-profit. No fees, no ads, nothing sold on.

Who sees what people send?

Only you, until you publish it. The sender is never told either way.

Is it only for memorials?

No. A page can be for someone still here, and the wording changes to suit.

Can our organization offer it?

Yes. It is free for everyone, so you can pass the link to the families you support. If it would help, write to luke@sendhugs.org and we are glad to set pages up with them.