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Creating A Memorial Garden

It can be extremely challenging to deal with the loss of a loved one, and almost everyone experiences this at some point in their life. While it does take some time to recover from the loss, you ca...
By Tom Gallagher
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Thursday, July 18, 2019

How to Cope When a Loved One Is Diagnosed With a Terminal Illness

If a loved one has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, you may feel like your whole world is coming crashing down on you. While it is extremely difficult to deal with the untimely death of...
By Tom Gallagher
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Friday, June 28, 2019

What’s The Point Of A Funeral?

When someone passes away, the family members organize funeral services as a norm. They do this, so that family members and friends of the deceased get a chance to say their goodbyes properly. Since...
By Tom Gallagher
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Friday, June 14, 2019

The Importance of Honoring Your Loved One’s Funeral Wishes

When you are dealing with the loss of a loved one, it can be extremely difficult to handle all the grief and sorrow that you are feeling. You also need to organize the funeral service and make sure...
By Tom Gallagher
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Monday, May 27, 2019

Life Choices To Put On Hold If You’re Grieving

When you’re grieving the death of a loved one, you should never focus on making any big life choices. Most people don't realize the enormity of the emotional toll that the death of a family member ...
By Tom Gallagher
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Friday, May 17, 2019

Ways To Celebrate The Birthday Of A Loved One Who Has Passed

When you lose a family member, dealing with sorrow and grief can be extremely challenging for a very long time. The happy moments that you have spent with that person will always keep coming back t...
By Tom Gallagher
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Thursday, May 9, 2019

How To Write A Condolence Letter

When people are unable to attend a funeral service or visit the grieving family personally to offer their condolences, they often write condolence letters. This is a good way to express your sympat...
By Tom Gallagher
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
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Previous Posts

How To Tell Someone A Loved One Has Died

When a loved one passes away, you may have to bear the responsibility of informing family and friends about the death. The manner in which you break this news to them is likely to remain with them ...

What if I Want an Unconventional Funeral Service?

Death is something that will come to every one of us, and dealing with it is an extremely personal matter. Traditionally, your family members decide on how the service will be conducted. The entire...

How To Write An Obituary Notice

When a death occurs in a family, a formal announcement is generally made in local publications to inform people about it. This obituary notice is a brief that mentions the date of passing, the fune...

Making Healthy Choices While Grieving

The death of a loved one naturally results in intense feelings of separation, loss, and grief. When you grieve the loss of your child, spouse, sibling, friend, or any family member, the intensity a...

Digital Life After Death - What You Need To Know

Digital life after death is a reality of modern life where the use of the internet has pervaded almost every aspect of life. There is curiosity to understand what digital life after death encompass...

The Importance Of Personalizing A Funeral/Memorial Service

Death needn’t always be about grieving and mourning. You are bound to feel sorrow from the loss you have faced. But you can have a memorial or funeral service that is a celebration of the person’s ...

Coping with Memories of Grief and Loss During the Holidays

Holidays are usually a time for joy, family gatherings, music and shopping. But these appear to lose their importance when you have lost a loved one, are overwhelmed with grief and face a huge loss...