This past week, Tyler Doohan, an 8 year old from New York, saved six of his relatives from a burning home only to die while trying to save his handicapped grandfather from the inferno. As I read Tyler’s story, I can’t help but remember back to five years ago when I unzipped two small body […]
Before I tell you when you should fire your funeral home, bear with me as I describe the situation that prompted this little blog post: I traded in my convertible for a used sedan last week. We’re thinking about kid number two, so it was time for me to grow up and get something with […]
You get home from a stressful day working at the funeral home. You change out of your suit and into your comfortable clothes and as soon as you sit down, your cell phone rings. “There’s a death at such and such place.” And in your head, you’re thinking, “Gahhh! I just … took … my […]
The funeral industry is too often known for its worst practitioners. The practitioners who take financial advantage of the bereaved in their most helpless state. Those who price gouge and exploit. Those who use the dark side of the Force. So how can you – the consumer – distinguish between the funeral homes that genuinely […]
Today’s guest post is written by PreetamDas Kirtana It always seems to be assumed that if we knew, actually knew when we were going to die or if we could get in touch in a visceral way of how short our time is that we would suddenly be, if not more productive, definitely more generous, more […]