The Tracks of My Tears
Posted on January 12th, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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Tears often accompany grief. Even so, in the United States, when someone starts to tear up, they often apologize to anyone within earshot, as if crying is somehow inappropriate or unavoidable. Such is not the case in many other countries, where shedding tears is not only expected but encouraged. When it comes to expressing grief, […]
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Bucket List 2021
Posted on January 5th, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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People sometimes refer to death as “kicking the bucket.” The idiom originates from the practice of hanging someone, either as a method of execution or suicide. Convicted criminals awaiting execution stood on buckets, which the executioner kicked out from under them. From that phrase comes the associated practice of creating a “Bucket List.” The expression […]
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Memorial Gift Ideas
Posted on December 22nd, 2020 by | Leave a comment
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Few experiences tax emotions as deeply as the loss of a loved one. When someone you love dies, grief manifests itself in myriad ways, and often at inopportune times. No matter when a loved one passes, the first year of events is often the most difficult…especially during the holidays. To help take the sting out […]
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To View or Not to View, that is the Question
Posted on December 15th, 2020 by | Leave a comment
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COVID-19 impacts nearly everything in the world, including the funeral industry. Since March 2020, we have produced blogs about several such changes. Click here to read those posts. This week, we want to focus on the way that the Coronavirus affects a family’s decision about whether they should view the body of a loved one […]
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COVID-19 & Death
Posted on December 8th, 2020 by | Leave a comment
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COVID-19 emerged as a major viral player in March 2020, claiming one and a half million lives around the world. Over the past nine months, we have produced several blogs covering the subject. However, we have yet to discuss the actual morbidity rate relative to SARS-CoV-2. Therein lies the focus of this week’s post. COVID-19 […]
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