In the second part of the book of morticians diaries by June Knights Nadle, you read stories of families who have been through the loss of loved ones. Although in some of the stories you don't hear the "traditional" morning going on. In one of the stories a widow named Janice Bott lost her husband named Andrew had passed. He didnt want a funeral service at all."with Andrew gone I'm so lonely I could die" p50 But instead of a funeral they planned a mass for a whole weeek then after everyone would go out to eat. "People talked, laughed, and simply enjoyed the hour together with food and drink." p51. I have yet to seen or been to a service and seen people basically have fun. Later in the storie she mentions how everything helped her with her husbands passing. This made me think that maybe the issue of a funeral service has a lot to do with how a person will copp with the death of a lost one.
"thanks for encouraging me to come today. instead of forgetting it all happened, i feel good remembering some wonderful times, too. p57
"unresolved grief or anger can create behavioral, mental, and health problems over time." p69
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