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| Grief is one of those words that if you were asked to | | | | Everlasting Memories can help by providing beautiful |
| describe it may be difficult. However, describing the | | | | cremation pendants that can help celebrate the life of |
| emotions behind grief and what you are feeling is | | | | those can’t be with you during these special |
| something that many of us can relate to and have | | | | moments. |
| experienced in our own lives. There are different | | | | In some ways, you may never fully get over the loss |
| stages of grief and many go through what has been | | | | of a loved one. As stated, there will always be events |
| coined the grieving process after having suffered a | | | | and happenings in your life that will bring to light their |
| loss of one type or another. Not to be mistaken with | | | | memory. The pain and sorrow associated with losing |
| depression, grieving is a normal part of life and one | | | | them, however, will most likely ease with time. Most |
| that we will all at one time or another need to cope | | | | people go through typical stages of grief but there is |
| with and face at some point. At Everlasting Memories, | | | | no right or wrong way to mourn the loss of a loved |
| we deal on a daily basis with an individual who have | | | | one. The stages of grief usually follow the pattern of |
| recently lost loved ones and that is why we believe so | | | | denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally |
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| and time tested ways such as cremation jewelry to | | | | filled with an honor of your loved one may be very |
| pull yourself from the trenches of grief. | | | | instrumental in helping you not only deal with your grief |
| Grief by definition is derived from the French word | | | | but also move forward. |
| grève which means a heavy burden. Grief | | | | This is not to say that every person follows these five |
| encompasses all the emotions and feelings you have | | | | steps and grieves in each step for a certain amount of |
| when you lose someone close to you or you | | | | time. No two individuals are alike and no experience of |
| experience a great loss. When you look at the French | | | | loss is alike with two people. There is no defined |
| meaning, it makes sense as many often feel | | | | science on how to grieve for a loved one. Being |
| emotionally as well as physically weighed down and | | | | aware of the general steps you will go through when |
| burdened in sadness when experiencing some sort of | | | | experiencing a loss may aid you in recognizing where |
| loss. | | | | you are and realizing that you are not alone with your |
| The physical loss is a feeling that you experience | | | | feelings and your sorrow. |
| immediately as obviously the person is no longer a part | | | | It is so important to have a good support system |
| of your life. The emotional and mental loss down the | | | | when you have lost someone you loved. These are |
| road is the one that often takes the longest to get | | | | the people that you can lean on and talk to and |
| over. All of a sudden, you’re realizing that not | | | | they’ll be there just to listen. Turn to friends and |
| only is your loved one not there in person but | | | | family for support and understanding. Faith is also |
| they’re not there when you’ve had a | | | | instrumental for many in helping them come to terms |
| bad day at work and they were the one you always | | | | with the loss of a loved one. Finally, having a tangible |
| turned to. Your daughter gets married and her father is | | | | reminder of your loved one that you can reach up and |
| not there to give her away. You have your first child | | | | touch will often times ease a tremendous amount of |
| and your mother is not there to see her daughter give | | | | pain and bring some peace. |