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