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Preplanning/Planning an impending loss.
Ahead Here are some tips that may help
you start the advance planning
Preplanning your funeral will make conversation with your loved ones:
certain that your choices are respected • Set a time to have the conversation.
and carried out, without leaving your
family to wonder what your wishes Schedule it as an appointment with
might have been. your loved ones, whether you want
When you’re ready to make a real plan, to share your plans with them or
send us an email and we will have one ask them to make their plans to
of our preplanning counsellors call share with you.
you to set up an appointment. • Tell your parent or loved one that
There are many different ways to begin you want to ensure their final
the planning ahead conversation. arrangements are done according
You know your family and how your to their wishes, and you need their
loved ones might best respond to the help to make that happen.
topic. For some families, it might be • Ease into the conversation.
a casual conversation over dinner or Questions such as “Have you ever
another family gathering. For other thought about where you would
families, a formal meeting might be like to be buried?” or “What type
better suited. of funeral would you like to have?”
Regardless of your approach, the may open the discussion to more
conversation is much easier to have details about your loved one’s
when death is not imminent. Bringing wishes.
up the subject with loved ones earlier • Take advantage of funeral-related
in life when they are younger, and opportunities. Attending the
most likely healthier, makes the topic funeral of a friend, family member
easier to discuss and keeps the focus or colleague or watching a movie
on the celebration of life rather than or television show with funeral
scenes may naturally prompt the
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