Losing a child is the most terrible and heartbreaking of loses for any parent. Some may feel like they may never recover from it. However, some choose to rise up, although difficult, and channel their pain into creating something helpful for others. The Philips family, composed of parents Christine and David Philips and their daughter Bella, put up The Friends of Aine Foundation after their eldest daughter, Aine, lost her battle to a rare lung disease when she was just 8 years old. They then set on a journey to raise money for the Home Health and Hospice Care bereavement support group for children that Aine’s sister, Bella, attended herself. “It is incredibly inspiring to see how Christine and David have so positively channeled their sorrow into helping others,” said John Getts, CEO and president of Home Health and Hospice Care. So

A grieving family is deeply upset at how a Sacramento funeral home has failed to take care of their father’s cremation, well over a month after he passed away on December 14 of last year. The deceased Terrance Barton’s daughter, Carie Duckworth, expressed that “lying cold in a freezer is unacceptable.” “He promised,”  referring to funeral director Bradon Sharer. “‘I guarantee he will be cremated by Tuesday,’ I said ‘O.K., I will be here next weekend,’ Next weekend, it wasn’t done. You keep telling me the same line over and over, and you never answer my questions. I want to know where my father’s body is at.” When Fox 40 got a hold of Sharer he claimed that the whole fiasco was out of his hands and that they were “backed up.” The funeral home previously took care of the

“If the person you care about most in your life is dead, that’s huge. For the individual who’s experienced a loss, it’s infinite, and we have to have that perspective.” – Dr. David Schonfeld, student grief expert. Going through grief is difficult for everyone, especially for children who lack proper guidance, and are not provided the right environment for dealing with the process. This is why it is important for parents, guardians and teachers to secure a healthy environment for bereaved children even at school. Click here to learn more.

When you lose a loved one, you try your best to commemorate the life they lived as you take them to their final resting place. People enlist the help of funeral parlors to do just that as they are undergoing a troubling and painful time. However, in some unfortunate circumstances, the people hired to help you only make the situation much worse. Christopher Kuhn lost his mother in September last year and hired Azalea City Funeral Home and Crematory run by Albert Kenmar and Hernan Iriarte. However, he sued the home when things went awry. His mother’s, Dixie Hurst Kuhn, jewelry went missing along with her bloody clothes which were requested to be preserved and returned. When Dixie Kuhn arrived she had on three 14 karat gold rings and two gold necklaces, one with a cross and one with three diamonds. “The defendants did

Understanding the five stages of grief can be quite a challenge, particularly when you are not able to relate them to any event in your life. However, contrary to common belief, other than death, people may go through the said stages due to simple reasons. While losing a basketball game may not be as crucial as the death of a loved one, some sport fans may say that they experience even just the littlest grief when the teams that they are rooting for lose. Check out how the death of the 2013-’14 Badger basketball season has apparently caused some avid fans to go through the five stages — click here.

We have been hearing a lot about some bad practices in the funeral industry. But there are some good news for consumers about the funeral industry. The latest inspections by the FTC has revealed that most funeral homes are complying with the regulations. But there is still a lot of work that has to be done to protect consumers. According to an article from imperialvalleynews.com, “The Funeral Rule protects buyers when they may be at their most vulnerable. In place since 1984, the Rule requires funeral homes to provide consumers with an itemized general price list at the start of any in-person discussion about funeral arrangements.” If you want to read the full article, click here. If you want to find out about the best funeral home in Brooklyn, click here.

We don’t usually think of the environment when we think of funerals. What we think about are those who passed away. But the funeral industry has a very serious impact on the environment and that is something we should all be aware of. A website has recently published findings on the impact of the funeral industry on the environment. According to an article from finance.dailyherald.com, “Statistics based on consumption from the United States alone includes over 800,000 gallons of Formaldehyde annually, casket wood that could build 4.6 million homes, and enough fossil fuel used in cremation to drive a car halfway to the sun every year.” If you want to read the full article,click here. If you want to find out about the best funeral home in Brooklyn, click here.

Illegal drugs have always been among the leading causes of death. However, it seems like no matter how much effort an authority employs, this phenomenon simply keeps on getting worse and difficult to control. An article from The Sentinel website talks about the sudden rise in death toll due to heroin injection or inhalation. It also features some advice from the Drug Free Pennsylvania regarding the availability of heroin and the risks of using it. Click here to read the article.

People have differing perspective towards death. Some think that death is simply a manner of moving on to another life while others see death as sort of a mark that puts an end to a person’s existence. These different perspectives also somehow influence how the person’s family and friends mourn over his passing. Peter Hoodle from The Soul & The Ego website writes about his mother’s death and how he and his family have coped with the incident. “Reflect on what you have learned from the one who is passing, thank them for that gift and bless them; it will lift you up and help them move more freely on their way.” – Peter Click here to read the article.

When a loved one dies, his family goes through two very difficult situations – the mourning and the funeral preparations. Dealing with these two things at the same time can be quite draining to any person, so extended families are typically very important in the setting to extend their assistance on the matter. Money is among biggest issues when it comes to funerals. Sometimes, when a person’s mind is simply too pre-occupied, financial matters slip off his head and he gets shocked about all the bills in the end. Avoid money problem encounters when preparing for the funeral of a loved one, click here.