For many of us, our pets are family. This means that the feelings and love are comparable to or even stronger than our human relationships! Because of that deep heart connection, when our pet dies, we can feel the same emotions that come with the death of any loved one. Feelings such as sadness, loss, …
“Six Simple Weeks” is a grief support group offered free to the public courtesy of Hansen Mortuary. This class offers support, discussion and exercises to give insight into the grief process and help move your healing along. These are interactive sessions and include many tools and additional resources to help you on your grief journey. …
Given the current outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and the impact the virus is having on our community, employees and families, we wanted to share our commitment to serve. Despite these uncertain times, we expect to continue to deliver the same level of excellence to families in our community. The health, wellbeing, and safety of …
In the February 22, 2007 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association, researchers studied how people grieve. While it is true that many people do feel shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, the study revealed that what most people felt most deeply was a profound sense of longing for their loved ones. Simply …
“Closure” is a term frequently used following a death. Some of the events that are often said to provide closure range from final conversations, funerals or memorials, distributing the belongings of our deceased loved one, moving to a different home, and learning the official cause of death. In less traditional or criminal circumstances, the term …
Grief is a natural, normal response to death loss. It is not a mental illness. Grief has it’s own timetable and it is different for everyone. One thing almost everyone agrees on is that it is longer and harder than anyone wants it to be. For most people, the first year is the hardest as one faces …
