Home Funerals: A New Option for Honoring Your Loved One
MSNBC reports a new trend in funeral care: keeping it at home. "A home funeral can encompass a memorial service, wake, viewing or a combination of the three. It's also an intimate experience: Friends or family members might help wash and dress the body, build or decorate a casket, plan a memorial service or accompany the deceased to the burial site or crematory."
In all but a few states, at-home ceremonies can be conducted with little regulatory interference. While not appropriate for some deaths—disfigurement, sudden loss, or when some family members are uncomfortable with the idea—participants oftentimes report that they more readily accept the finality of the loss, as well as feeling more "in control," of the death.
In all but a few states, at-home ceremonies can be conducted with little regulatory interference. While not appropriate for some deaths—disfigurement, sudden loss, or when some family members are uncomfortable with the idea—participants oftentimes report that they more readily accept the finality of the loss, as well as feeling more "in control," of the death.
Labels: end-of-life, memorials and rituals
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When my mother passed, she wished to be cremated and didn't want a funeral with people crying over her. My family cared for her in her home with the help of hospice. After she died, we had time to spend with her at home to grieve. She was cremated and as her wish, her ashes were scattered along the coast at her favorite beach. Our family was only present here. We prayed and held hands as we said our good byes. I think private services are a great idea. Thanks for letting me share my story.
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