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The Need for a Memory
| A funeral is a time for everyone to share
a life that was, and to celebrate the spirit of the one who died. Viewing the
deceased allow people to touch, see and begin the process of acceptance. Seeing
the deceased does not increase the pain and in most cases actually minimizes the
disbelief, fantasies and distorted images that are sometimes present with death.
Grief counselors recognize the importance of the funeral and the viewing of the
deceased in facilitating the acceptance of death. It is A fact that families who
are deprived the opportunity to memorialize and visualize the deceased have a
much more difficult time with grief and the grieving process |
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