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your furniture and create a space just for               in the phone directory or through
         you. Exercise at a specific time each day.               churches, newspapers, hospitals, local
         Journal and make an entry daily. Daily                   health and social service agencies, the
         patterns will help you develop your new                  Chamber of Commerce or your local
         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
         not stop loving someone just because                     FAQs
         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


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