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identity and find a new normality. funeral home. You can learn and grow in
common, yet different experiences. You
Find ways to remember the life of your do not have to travel this journey alone.
loved one daily. You do not have to say Life can have meaning again.
goodbye. It is important to acknowledge
the change in your relationship. You do FAQs
not stop loving someone just because
they have died. You can still maintain
a relationship in your heart. They are a What purpose does a funeral serve?
part of who you are and who you are It provides the family and friends with
becoming. a caring and supportive environment
in which to share thoughts and feelings
Reach out to others about the death. The funeral becomes
Learn to ask for what you need. Your the first important step in the healing
family and friends want to help, so let process.
them know how. Turn to people you can
trust for support and for information. Find What do funeral directors do?
people who will listen when you want They are the pillars that support the
to talk. Leave the scrapbook or photo survivors during one of their most difficult
album out on the coffee table so others journeys through life. They care for the
can remember and share memories with family and safeguard and care for the
you. deceased person. They fulfill the wishes
of the family by guiding them through and
You may want to talk to others who are fulfilling the funeral arrangements. The
grieving, consider joining a support funeral director is trained in embalming
group. Most groups are listed by subject and restorative procedures required
in the phone directory or through by a funeral home, for traditional open
churches, newspapers, hospitals, local casket viewing by family and friends.
health and social service agencies, the They arrange and provide an orderly
Chamber of Commerce or your local
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