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Choosing The Right Casket For Your Lost Loved One

September 26, 2008

Choosing a casket is a personal choice. There are a variety of caskets to choose from to spend ones final rest. Metal caskets are gorgeous. They come in a variety of colors such as brown, silver, rich wood look, tan and white. The inside has different rich looking colors, too. If you prefer the wood look there are an array of wood caskets to choose from. Rich light and dark woods to suit even the fussiest of personalities. Veteran caskets are a lovely choice as all veterans and AARP members receive... Read more »

Posted by chad0730 · Filed Under Death and Dying 

A Memorial Tribute With Personalized WindChimes

September 15, 2008

When we remember loved ones lost and the family and friends most affected, a special memorial can help us honor their lives and soothe the pain of that loss. Memorials for a loved one may include many aspects, but they all have something special that remind us of the person lost. Personalizing a memento allows us to take that special memory and engrave it into something tangible. When a special memorial engraving is placed beneath a finely crafted windchime, both the imagery and sounds of the... Read more »

Posted by rbetzen · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Picking The Right Dallas Funeral Home

September 11, 2008

Unfortunately, whether we like it or not part of life is death; and during our own lives, most of us will be faced with the untimely or pre-considered death of someone near to us. This is nearly always an extremely traumatic and emotionally charged period of time, when we will also have to deal with the unpleasant task of making the necessary arrangements in order that the departed can be laid to rest. Again, it is not something that many people want to have to deal with but ultimately it can be... Read more »

Posted by chad0730 · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Ten Important Things to Know When Ordering Funeral Flowers

September 9, 2008

If you need to order sympathy flowers and want to make sure you get the best flowers at the right price then read these ten insider tips. 1. If there is a service at a funeral home it is most common to send flowers to the funeral home for the viewings and you should try and get the flowers delivered for the first viewing as their may only be 2 viewings. 2. It is acceptable& customary to send funeral flowers, Plants or Fruit & Gourmet Baskets to the funeral home 3. If you are sending flowers... Read more »

Posted by AvaRose · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Cremation Services:: Knowing Your Options

August 30, 2008

Cremation is an alternative to the traditional funeral service. With cremation you have many options that you might not be aware of that can help your family through the hard process of losing a loved one. You can choose to hold a memorial cremation service with your local funeral home this way everyone can come together to say goodbye to the lost loved one, and have a time to reflect on all the memories you have shared together. You can also use a rental casket, and have a viewing of your loved... Read more »

Posted by chad0730 · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Doing The Right Thing After Death

August 18, 2008

Making a will means different things to different people in different countries. In the UK, there is still a huge rich/poor divide. At the lower end of the income scale people very rarely concern themselves with making a will, although it is important for everyone to consider. Even if you have no worldly goods to leave, there will still be things to consider such as the care of minors and funeral arrangements. For the rich, there is this constant struggle to help their bequeathed avoid inheritance... Read more »

Posted by sparta · Filed Under Death and Dying 

The Very Last Thing You Can Do For Your Family

August 8, 2008

Funerals are never cheap. A really basic affair will start at 500 pounds but the average funeral will cost 2,000 pounds upwards. This is not something many of us want to consider but if we don’t, then who will? The burden of funeral arrangements and costs will fall on the next of kin if we shuffle off this mortal coil with no prior arrangements in place through a will and this all comes at a time when our loved ones really don’t have the emotional capabilities for it. Making a will is... Read more »

Posted by sparta · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Done Up Like A Dogs Dinner

July 22, 2008

For the rich and famous who can be a little indecisive when will writing, some of the richer celebrities may be making headway in what to do with their millions when they die. One New York billionaires who once said ‘only the little people pay taxes’ has taken charge of what happens to her dollars when she dies by leaving it all to dogs. Her family and friends get nothing while her dog - Trouble - gets several million dollars and dogs in general get billions. This New York hotelier and... Read more »

Posted by sparta · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Utah Hospice Care; Helping People LIVE Until They Die

July 15, 2008

“We will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die”. –Dame Cicely Saunders In 1967 Dame Cicely Saunders at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London first applied the term “hospice” to specialized care for terminally ill and dying patients. Today, hospice care provides humane and compassionate care for people in the last phases of incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible in the time they have... Read more »

Posted by artgib · Filed Under Death and Dying 

Manslaughter - Guilty by Definition

June 30, 2008

After over 13 years working a nurse I had witnessed some weird and wonderful things. Occasionally, one of them stands out as significant. Back in ‘97-’98 I went to Australia with a one year working visa. During this time I worked for nurse agencies in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The experience was a good one as I was able to see how another health care system worked. During this period a stack of interesting experiences occurred for me, though the most significant happened in Sydney.... Read more »

Posted by Advancedserendipity · Filed Under Death and Dying 

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