Submitted by Kristin Gramando
Advanced Funeral Planning
J Warren Funeral Services
You plan for everything in life — birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, vacations, homes, retirement and much more. Why shouldn’t you also plan for final wishes? While no one likes to think about their own death, the fact remains that, one day, your family will need to make dozens of hard decisions to arrange your final life tribute.
They will want to celebrate you in death just as they celebrated you in life. They will want to gather together, offer support to one another, remember you and honor your legacy. Even if you don’t want a big fuss, the fact still remains: Someone will be responsible for making funeral plans for you. But why couldn’t that person be you?
You may not know that it’s possible to plan your funeral, memorial or cremation in advance. Planning ahead for a funeral not only ensures that your final wishes are recorded, but it also alleviates the burden that falls on loved ones at the time of loss.
Think about it. In those moments after hearing you have died, your family will be distraught, grief-stricken and possible numb with shock. It will be hard enough to make even a simple decision much less plan a service they feel good about and does justice to the life that you’ve lived.
A well-thought-out celebration of life helps to remove a lot of the stress, anxiety and doubt that often plagues newly bereaved families. If you have ever lost a loved one, you know planning ahead is actually an incredibly thoughtful gift of love.
(As found on the Funeral Basics website.)
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