Tweet Today, we continue our series on grief, faith and culture with a guest post from Fairhaven Family Service Counselor and Christian pastor, Jim Bogosian. Jim talks about a personal loss he suffered and how, as a Christian, his faith sustained him. As you will see, Jim’s faith is very important to him and he …
Tweet How many funerals, visitations and wakes have you been to where the casket has been open and the deceased on display for all to see? I know that within my own family on my mother’s side, open caskets were practically mandatory at every funeral and/or visitation. But every family’s preference is different and sometimes …
Tweet Today, we start a series of posts on grief, faith and culture. People deal with grief in different ways. How they deal with grief and loss can be impacted by their culture and their chosen faith. In an effort to understand the many ways we can alleviate and deal with grief, we’ve begun a …
Tweet You’ve suffered the loss of a loved one. Your friends and family are well meaning, but maybe you need some more private help, something you can do on your own to help cope. Here’s a list of ten things you can do online to help ease your grief. 1. Light a candle to your …
Tweet Today’s post is by Lou Carlson, who has been a Family Service Counselor at Fairhaven Memorial Park for twenty years. Dell Eastman had worked at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary for 20 years when I met him. He had begun work as a cemetery salesman, and when the mortuary was built be continued to …
Tweet COPING WITH GRIEF DURING THE HOLIDAYS Tis the season to be jolly, to deck the halls, to experience great joy with family and friends. Yet for some people, this holiday season may be a time of sadness, of grieving because of the loss of a loved one due to death or a broken relationship, …
Tweet Coping with the Holidays after the Loss of a Loved One The weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year can be both joyful and stressful. While we often find warmth and comfort in our family traditions, for someone who has recently experienced the death of a loved one, family traditions can make their grief …
Tweet If you have experienced the death of a loved one, please seek help from one or several of these sources. Many of the people that attend Fairhaven’s grief support group, also attend others. You can also contract Mariposacenter.org for more information about support groups in Orange County. Mariposa Women and Family Center 812 W. …
Tweet by Marla J. Noel “I didn’t want to go to a grief support group,” a young lady who lost her husband in a car accident admits to the group. “You know, I didn’t want to go either,” this time from a dignified woman in her sixties, who had lost her husband several years ago. …
Tweet by Marla J. Noel I received this from a friend, who recently had a difficult experience with a friend who had not planned for her death, although she had been ill. Please think about this list, even if you are healthy and young, and spend some time putting together your Green Box. You can …
