How Death and Dying Have Changed Over Time
When thinking about Lynden, WA funeral services, it’s often beneficial to consider the history of death and dying in the United States and just how much it has changed, especially in the last 100 years. Not all of the changes are negative, especially in terms of the expert level of care and support that funeral homes give to […]
Grief and Personal Rituals
After Mount Vernon, WA cremations, the initial awareness of the deep grief from the loss of a loved one set in. Joan Didion expressed it well in her book about the year after her husband’s sudden death from a heart attack, The Year of Magical Thinking. She wrote, “Grief turns out to be a place none […]
What are Whole-Family Cemeteries?
With funerals at funeral homes in Burlington, WA, a lot of people are requesting that their pets buried beside them when they die. Pets have become a equal part of the family in our society, with many people referring to them as their children as their parents refer to them as grandchildren. The relationships are so […]
The Loss of A Pet
By Dr Bill Webster Marian was devastated by the loss of her husband Bob 2 years ago. She wondered if she would even survive the loss, but she persevered, worked through her grief and was at the point where she was beginning to rediscover herself, reconcile her loss and reconstruct her life. Then, this past […]
How to Help Someone who is Grieving
By Dr Bill Webster I’d love to help but I just don’t know what to say or what I should do. I am sure many of us can identify with such sentiments. We hear that a friend or a neighbor has had a loss. Our hearts immediately go out to them and we long to […]