her mother died 2 weeks ago.
I told her I’m sorry but after thinking about what to say I couldn’t come with anything better than repeating sorry again. She then told me and another coworker how she died.
I want to show her that I care but I don’t want her mother’s death to become the elephant in the room each time we talk.
This is not romantic in any way.
There really is nothing you can do. Losing a parent is such a deeply personal thing and you just give your condolences and realize that person is going to be sad about it pretty much the rest of their lives but less so day by day.