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What to Expect? Do I Include Them?
To the funeral home". To my kids it was confusing why theh body was here and ..... I did let them go to the funeral home for the showing, but it was at a ...
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- B., I am so sorry to hear of your loss, I know it's not easy saying good-bye to someone you love. Death is a hard concept for younger children to grasp. When my g...
- B., I'm so sorry to hear about your Uncle's battle with cancer. It seems that in the last 4 years, most of my closest older family members have passed away. I took ...
- When my brother in law was dying last year at the age of 43, we spent much time holding vigil at his house with our children, aged 5,9,and 10. This was not just becaus...
Pay Checks for a Deceased Person
The funeral home may have asked her how many originals she needed - some places require originals (which are more expensive) while others are fine with ...
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- Before my mom passed away, she and I made sure to get my name on all her accounts. Once she passed away, I was able to continue to use her bank accounts to finalize ev...
- Hi S., First of all I'm sorry for your loss. Since the wages are paid in the same year that your father passed away the wages are subject to Social Security and Me...
- I am very sorry for your loss. It is very hard to not only lose a parent, but also be responsible to help the one left. If your dad had sick time or vacation left wh...
Explaining Death
I am sorry to hear you are going through such a rough time I think you have gotten some good advice and I wanted to add that funeral homes are a good place ...
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- Hi J., It is great to hear you talk about God ! Too many people these days are "politically correct" and it saddens me. You said your son is only 5. It i...
- Each person we have lost in our lives, since my daughter is now aware of such a loss, we refer to them as becoming a cloud. They are always there and if we look har...
- I haven't had to deal with this with my children yet. My grandma died when he was 8 weeks old, so he didn't know any better. But I bet if you search the internet...
Sympathy Gift
If you know where the visitation and funeral is, you could also call the funeral home and ask them. Another idea is for several people at your work to go in ...
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- other than flowers taking food is always a good thing, bc you usually do not want to have to cook in times like that. other than that i am not sure what you would do.
- Hi, I lost my brother a year ago and a lot of people brought my family and I food. We appreciated it so much. We didnt have to worry about going to the store and fixin...
- I love Catherine's idea of making a donation in his honor. That is a fantastic idea and something that can help someone else that is in need, as well. I agree in fin...
What to Tell a Child When a Granparent Is Dying/when They Die???
We decided NOT to take my son to the viewing/funeral home b/c/ we just didn't think he's fully comprehend and we didn't want that to be his last memory of ...
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- Hi N. ~ I am so sorry your family is going through this. I love the ideas of the other moms, but I wouldn't suggest telling them before hand, children can't comprehend...
- N., I'm so sorry. Very heartbreaking My son also lost his beloved "Pap" when he was 3 to esophageal cancer metastisized to the liver. It was pretty quick from the ...
- The best thing to do is to talk to a hospice social worker. Hopefully if they are dealing with the process of dying they are in a great hospice program. My mother di...
How Do I Explain the Death of a Family Pet to My 4 Yr Old?
***We also recieved a great little brochure/booklet by Mr Rogers called Talking With Children About Death from the funeral home after my Grandmother passed ...
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- Do you have any relatives that passed away recently? If so you could say that your cat went up to heaven to join them.
- i think if you search someplace like amazon.com you should be able to find books about hte death of a pet dont ever use the 'falling asleep' bit or you might confus...
- "When a Pet Dies" is phenomenal. Your library should have it. It deals with a lot of "practical" issues about death, like what happens to the body, and the book allows...
Flying in Third Trimester
I left her and my husband home and went to the funeral by myself. I am really glad I did. I stayed with my other sister and we went through a hard 3 days ...
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- I am very sorry about your sister, it must be very difficult for you. I personally would not fly. You could go into labor early, many have with their second, even...
- I flew when I was 34 weeks pregnant...one thing my DR. told me was to get up and walk around to get my blood flowing, to prevent blood clots (something to do with the ...
- So sorry about your sister. You should talk to your doctor. A girlfriend of mine flew while 36 weeks with her second son and delivered him in florida while visiting ...
Funerals
I think that a teen should attend the funeral of a relative or close friend. .... Funerals: Take the Kids or Leave Them Home? 24 · Funeral for 4 Year Old? ...
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- Sorry to hear that you have a friend or relative who has passed away. Having children going to funerals depends on a few things. Is it a family member ie a grandpare...
- If they are old enough to sit reverently, they should be fine. I don't think it hurts to teach them about death, as it is a part of life. I remember going to the fun...
- If your child was close to this person, they may need the chance to say goodbye, the same as an adult. I think it depends on how much they understand about death, and...
How to I Deal with a Stillborn Death in the Family?
She complained that her house smelled like a funeral home from all the flowers ( but she liked the few potted plants she got). I gave her a pretty journal ...
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- Did they name the baby? Maybe you could make a donation in the babies name to some sort of foundation that researches stillborn babies and helps prevent it. Not sure i...
- I agree with the advice here. The only thing you can really do is be there-now, next week, next month, in 3 years.... The other thing that I have done for my friend ...
- I'm 33 yrs. old but I have a step sister who is 15 now and was a twin to my brother who died of crib death at 3 mths. old. I would say the best advice to be a reasonab...
Miscarrage Question...???
At what point are you to give the baby a funeral? and also...she..." ... to the er and couldnt find a heart beat...they sent her home and she still has not ...
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- I'm so sorry for your sister and her family, including you. I had a miscarriage in early January, at 10 weeks. In my case, it was what used to be called a "blighted o...
- Sorry about your sisters loss, I know from experience that a miscarriage takes a lot out of you mentally, physically and emotionally. I had a miscarriage my first pre...
- Hi T., I would say she needs to call her ob/gyn. Her ob will do a sonagram/ultrasound to check and make sure and then go from there. She might need a D&C tha...
