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Condolence Gifts for Bereaved Family and Friends
Sometimes actions speak louder than words when it comes to expressing our condolences. Giving a sympathy gift basket will speak volumes to the loved one's family. This article describes several unique items, in addition to traditional food ideas.
Submitted 05/27/08.
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It Can Happen to You
You are doing your family a disservice if you don't prepare the information mentioned in this article while you're able. Don't provide for them throughout your life, only to leave them struggling when they need your guidance more than ever.
Submitted 05/21/08.
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Sometimes Our Children's Questions Answer Our Own
Ever since I became a mother four years ago, I've been preparing myself for the tough questions - Why am I here? Where do babies come from? Who shot JFK? - but I admit I wasn't ready for life's greatest question in the middle of a diaper change.
Submitted 05/19/08.
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A Woman's Job No Woman Wants!
Of all the funerals, cremations, and burials that take place in this country every year, nearly two thirds of these deaths will be planned, arranged, and ultimately paid for by women, because a woman is the surviving member of the marriage.
Submitted 05/16/08.
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Funeral Flower Etiquette and Flower Sending Tips
The proper etiquette to sending flowers to a funeral depends greatly on the religion of the family. If you are unsure of the proper etiquette for a certain religion, it is best to ask the florist or the funeral home director to find out.
Submitted 05/02/08.
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A List of Records to Organize for your Estate
When a loved one dies, the family needs information. It seems like everyone they talk to needs a number. This can be a very trying time. Protect your loved ones. Organizing your papers can be very simple for you to do and easy for others to follow.
Submitted 04/29/08.
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Pet Memorial Products Help Owners Deal with Loss
Even for people who do not share a spiritual bond with their pets, the loss can be devastating. Different people deal with the loss in different ways. Grief comes in many forms, from a fond memory to more debilitating emotional responses.
Submitted 04/28/08, edited 04/28/08.
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Digital Tombstones are the New Way You Rest in Peace
Forget flowers. The next big thing in living memorials for the dearly departed may just be a weatherproof, high-tech digital scrapbook, powered by a solar cell. As with most technological innovations, word of the product is spreading slowly.
Submitted 04/26/08.
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Ideas for Chronically Ill Women to Romance their Husbands
You may be surprised to know that nearly 1 in 2 people live with a chronic illness in the U.S.A. That means a whole lot of marriages have a third bed partner called 'illness'. Sadly, 75% of marriages that include illness end in divorce.
Submitted 04/24/08, edited 04/24/08.
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Questions Not to Ask at Funerals!
Here is a list of questions, overhead at funerals by the author, which he considers inappropriate for such solemn occasions. Some are ridiculous. Others are well-intended queries that many people ask, not realizing their impact on the bereaved.
Submitted 04/21/08.
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Times, Technology, Terror, Tears, and Truth
In our lives, we all experience times, technology, terror, tears, and truth. Start watching God move Heaven and earth with your eyes closed. This article explains how to cope with the grief and difficulties experienced in our modern world.
Submitted 04/19/08.
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Benefits of Sharing Grief with Your Child: 7 Ways to Share
When parents keep silent, children suffer. They suffer a bereavement, 'lose' a parent who has opted out by grieving alone, and are bereft of tools to come to terms with this. Children need to be included in parental experiences of grief and loss.
Submitted 04/17/08.
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How to be Romantic to your Chronically Ill Wife
Your wife may be in a great deal of physical pain or suffer from side effects of her illness or medications, such as weight gain or loss, or even feeling sick to her stomach. Be assured that you are not alone. Many people live with chronic illness.
Submitted 04/15/08.
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Explaining Suicide to Children
Many people believe it is best to shield children from the truth, that somehow this will protect them. More often than not, the opposite is true. Misleading children can do more harm than good. Not knowing the truth can be terrifying and hurtful.
Submitted 04/14/08.
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Sharing Grief - Making a Person Feel Better
Most often, grief is considered an emotional response to loss, though it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, philosophical, and social dimensions. Losses can range from loss of employment to the loss of the people nearest to us.
Submitted 04/11/08.
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On Coping with Death ... Now Imagine You are a Child
Every child's grief reaction will be different. Survivors must stay close and attune themselves to the child's emotional response, allow the child to vent constructively, and be there to restore structure and routine - key factors for adaptation.
Submitted 04/10/08.
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Practical Ways to Deal with your Grief
My experience with grief has helped me to assist others throughout the years, and I would like to share these thoughts with you. There are times when you feel lost and alone, but there are people like me who want to provide support and encouragement.
Submitted 04/09/08.
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Grief Relief: Looking for Laughter in Loss
It may take some time to find laughter after a loss. It may not always be the fall-down-hold-your-belly kind of laughter. Sometimes it's only an inner chuckle. However, whatever kind it is, it is there. It is there to provide a momentary respite.
Submitted 04/08/08.
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Grief and Loss: 10 Strategies to Help You Cope
Grief comes in waves, as times of peace and calm are suddenly shattered by overpowering emotion. The strategies presented in this article provide a few suggestions to help you ride out the waves as you cope with your grief.
Submitted 04/07/08.
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Death of a Partner: Finding Love Again
The very practical problem a survivor can face is loneliness. Some women cope with this by spending more time with their families and friends and taking up new interests. For some women, that is enough. New relationships aren't for everyone.
Submitted 04/04/08.
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