Dealing with Loss: Avoid Making Major Decisions While You’re Grieving
When a loss occurs, many decisions must be made. There are choices about funerals, memorial services, burial, cremation, logistics relating to funeral services, and many others. While we may be abl...
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Essential Tips for Helping Your Child Deal with Loss
Children, like adults, need time to grieve the loss of a loved one. One of the most important things you can do during this time is to let them know you're available to listen and provide reassuran...
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How Aging Life Care Professionals™ Help Families Navigate Eldercare Challenges
Dealing with the needs of elderly parents can be challenging at best. In addition to the stress and emotion involved, tending to the many facets of their lives is often complicated and frustra...
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Understanding the Symbolism of the Most Popular Funeral Flowers
Before you tell the florist to “put something nice together” for a sympathy arrangement, give some thought to the message it’s sending. Ideally, the arrangement should reflect the life of the perso...
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Dealing with a COVID-19 Loss: What Not to Say to the Bereaved
Even in the best of times, it is difficult to know how to help someone grieve. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, consoling a friend who has lost a loved one to the virus requires extra care and...
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Follow These Tips to Safely Express Your Sympathy During COVID-19
When someone passes away, we are accustomed to gathering with family and friends to share our sympathies with the bereaved. This traditional, supportive gesture represents an important part of the ...
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Written Condolence Etiquette: Do You Know the Rules?
Written condolences can be challenging to compose. Losing a loved one is a deeply personal event and everyone deals with their emotions differently, making it difficult to know what to say.
Still...
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The Other COVID-19 Toll: Managing Loneliness and Isolation
Human beings thrive on connection. Engaging with others reduces anxiety, helps to regulate emotions, lead to higher self-esteem, and can even improve our immune systems.
While it is critically im...
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Funeral Pre-Planning: The Ultimate Gift of Love
Any time is a good time to plan your funeral—except after you’ve already passed away. Can you imagine planning a wedding in just a few days? Or taking a trip abroad on the fly?
Why leave the ulti...
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Helpful Tips for Battling Senior Isolation and Loneliness amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 grow, the dangers rise for America’s vulnerable populations. The elderly are at risk for the most severe consequences, so it’s essential to make every...
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