What do you say to a mom or dad who has suffered the ultimate heartbreak? July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month, a project started by Peter and Deb Kulkkula in honor of families trying to cope after the death of a child. The Massachusetts couple struggled through the deaths of their two adult sons. As a mental health professional and twice-bereaved parent, Dr. Gordon Livingston knows the issue all too well. The Columbia, Continue reading
Tikker Watch Counts Down The Seconds To Show When You’ll Die
Would YOU want to know when you’ll die? Now there’s a watch that can predict your death to the nearest SECOND. How it works: The Tikker watch asks a set of questions about a wearer’s medical history Their age is subtracted from the results to get the estimated death date Countdown then begins shown in years, days, hours, minutes and seconds Creator claims it will help people make the most of the time they have left First there was a website that predicted when your parents Continue reading
Children and Grief…..
With tragedy occurring throughout the world, children are often exposed to loss of life many times over before they become adults. It is not possible to shield children or protect them from this reality, nor should adults try. Children, in fact, do grieve, and they can be helped with the grieving process. Types of loss The actual physical loss of a person is the primary loss experienced by the child. However, death is more than loss of the individual's physical presence. Secondary losses or Continue reading
If Dad Was Your Superhero This Might Be a Fitting Urn…
At Cremation Solutions, we are always striving to bring our customers innovative and creative custom urns to hold the ashes of a loved one. Today, people are searching for unique and special urn keepsakes that they can cherish forever. One of our latest cremation urns is the action figure urn. These true-to-life action figures look just like your loved one and make a lasting memory. Unlike traditional cremation urns, these urns hold ashes in the head. How it’s Done These unique custom urns Continue reading
Biodegradable urns turn ashes into trees…
This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die... You don't find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be). However, the product designer Gerard Moline has combined the romantic notion of life after death with an eco solution to the dirty business of the actual, you know, transition. His Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn made from coconut shell, compacted peat and cellulose and inside it Continue reading
Children and Funerals
Q. I want to take my six-year-old son to my father’s funeral, but my wife feels it’s inappropriate for children to attend. She thinks it will scare him. What’s your take on this issue? A. I recently attended a funeral where two toddlers made the rounds of the reception room, as friends and relatives paid respects to the mourners prior to the service. A baby slept soundly in a carriage, then woke to bellow for a few seconds. It was a room filled with life—and the deceased (the children’s great Continue reading
Is there Life after Delivery??
In a mother's womb were two babies. One asked the other: "Do you believe in life after delivery?" The other replies, "why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.... "Nonsense," says the other. "There is no life after delivery. What would that life be?" "I don't know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths." The other says "This is absurd! Walking is Continue reading
10 Tips on Dealing with Late-Stage Illness and Death…
Perhaps you struggled through years of caring for your sick loved one, especially if he or she suffered from dementia or another incurable illness. For a moment you may have even guiltily wished for your loved one's death. Or your loved one was killed quickly in an accident or another tragedy. Now the day finally comes and he or she passes. You are amazed, stricken, numb, bereft, overcome with sadness and anxiety. These are perfectly normal reactions. Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross examined the five Continue reading
The 8 “Must Dos” Of Funeral Planning
Little is more heart-wrenchingly difficult than the task of: FUNERAL PLANNING Most people in the bereavement industry are compassionate individuals who truly care about those whom they serve. However, as with any other business, the bereavement industry also has its fair share of "undesirables." At best, these undesirables can include funeral directors who use emotional manipulation and clichéd "hard selling" to push clients into purchasing items that they do not want or need. At worst, Continue reading
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