If you’re considering becoming an organ donor, you’ll want to understand how organ donation will affect your funeral plans.
What difference does this choice make? Can you be an organ donor and still have a funeral? Or a cremation, for that matter? How long does it take? Does it delay the funeral?
Today we’ll address these questions and more. Read on to learn everything you need to know about organ donation and funeral planning.
There can be no greater pain than the loss of a child. No parent should have to go through it, yet it happens every day. Someone, somewhere is saying a final goodbye to their child
Just a few words of advice from a funeral director, please don’t say, “I know how you feel.” Because you don’t. Even if you have been in the same situation, we all handle grief differently. Simply offer your love, support, compassion and a listening ear…
It is hard to say goodbye to our fur babies. They are part of our family and have given us unconditional love their whole lives.
Whether you have lost a much-beloved pet, or you know someone that has, we have put a fantastic list together featuring the 40 best dog memorials we’ve ever seen.
Our goal, as always, is to help you celebrate the love we all feel for our fur babies.
There is nothing weird, harmful, or unsafe about keeping cremated remains in your home. Cremated ashes are clean and sanitary. The process of cremation has eliminated any potential contamination.
Additionally, the remains are kept separate and secure in a plastic bag inside of the cremation urn. This means that no one can easily tamper with the ashes, and you don’t have to worry about spills.
What’s the difference between a casket and a coffin? After all, these special boxes will often be the most expensive item on your funeral planning checklist.
You’re going to want to know things like:
We’ll answer all these questions and more to help you find the casket that best suits your needs.
But first: Casket vs coffin… What’s the difference?
What are other ways to say condolence? You know, something other than “my deepest sympathy” or “my condolences” or the all-time classic:
“I am sorry for your loss.”
Sometimes this can be such an empty refrain.
At some point in our lives, we will all have to offer our condolences to someone. And just what will you say? The same old thing? Or something a little different, with more meaning? Something that is a little more personal and authentic?
You want to say something to the grieving person that means a little more than this much-repeated phrase.
Read on and you can learn to give better support to your grieving family members or friends with 10 alternative (and better) things to say than “I’m sorry for your loss.”
Funerals are expensive. Whether you have a funeral to plan right now or are planning ahead, you want to get the best prices.
Hands down, direct burial is the least expensive burial option. And it’s not even close.
But direct burial does have its downsides. Can you still have a traditional funeral, or even graveside committal? How “direct”, exactly, is direct burial? Will your family still have the time and opportunity to mourn your loved one?
Continue reading and we’ll tell you all about direct burial, including what it is, how much it costs, plus all the pros and cons.
Burial vaults are some the largest (and most expensive) funeral products. If your funeral plans involve burial, you’re going to need to make a decision about which one to purchase – if you purchase one at all.
You probably have questions. Do I need a burial vault? What’s the difference between that and a grave liner? How well do these protect the casket, and my loved one?
Here’s what you need to know about burial vaults.
Every culture and society has a fitting way to say goodbye to a departed loved one. This is what their community deems the proper and appropriate way to lay their loved one’s remains to rest while honoring their life and memory.
What is a traditional burial? What makes up a non-traditional burial? Is it wrong to choose the non-traditional burial? How do you decide which is best for your needs?
Every year the cost of dying goes up. So the question is, how do you deal with the rising cost of a funeral? Now is the time to start thinking about your funeral before you “need” it.
Don’t wait until your time has come or your loved one has passed. Plan your funeral and plan for the funeral costs associated with it now. Doing so, you’ll get ahead of the inflation that is sure to come.
Read on to find out some helpful suggestions and insightful information on how to plan and pay for the funeral arrangements.
How do they prepare a body for cremation?
This is a frequent question people have when a loved one has died and they chose cremation.
Once the funeral home has picked up the body, what happens? How long until the cremation takes place? Where will your loved one be until the cremation occurs? Does the body have to be embalmed?
What is collective grief, and what causes it? How – and why – do we grieve as a community, a country, or even the world?
I can think of a couple of significant events. COVID-19 and 9/11 come to mind. What about the bush fires in Australia, Hurricane Eta in Central America, and the flash floods in Afghanistan?
Some disasters happen on a smaller scale. Local communities can have a fire, flooding, community violence (school shooting), or even a terrible storm (Hurricane Katrina).
Is your community equipped to help the grieving? Where do you go, and what do you do when there is collective grief?
Read on and learn how to cope with what is going on in our world today.
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