In the past 5 years I have buried my Mother, Father, and now a month ago, my father in-law. And to my surprise neither parent was fully prepared. They lacked the complete pre-arrangement needed for a stress free funeral. There was an instant burden put on the family on how to pay for all the burial needs not to mention hospital bills. I saw that my family members were thrown into chaos because they weren't prepared for the financial burden. I personally was a little shocked to find out that burial arrangements had not been secured for my parents. But it was like a slap in the face because I too need to prepare. I don't want my child or my wife to suffer financially when it is my time to rest. And I want us all to be buried together. Death is a matter no one understands and they really don't want to talk about it, until it happens to them, so sooner or later people are going to have to deal with it. But the question to us is do we want our death to be burden to our spouses or children?   I know we all think we know when our time might be, but the truth is, we don't! And that's a fact!!!

In my experiences with loved ones and those I've ministered to, grief is walked through by each individual differently.  Listening and loving is what is needed most and never to be shocked by how someone deals with their loss.  Our experiences are all different and our emotions are expressed in different ways.  I've been in ministry for 15 years and have counseled many.  I was raised in a small town where you knew everyone and attended every funeral.  I can't count the folks we've loved and sat with.  Prayed with, listened to, helped out and encouraged through their losses of loved ones and those dear to them.  Thank you FuneralHelp.com express my recognition of a site like yours, as you must help thousands of others in a difficult time.

I spent about four years in a medical track at the high school I attended. We had classes everyday solely for the medical professional; a few weeks of each year were spent on "death and dying" (that was the title of every PowerPoint that week). We covered everything from different religions to sudden loss of life to hospice and, eventually, after death rights, beliefs, and requests. I like to think I've retained much of what I was taught; I believe that, above all, a person should be courteous, kind, and caring, especially in the matters of such an event. I personally haven't had anybody close to me pass-on yet, but I have had friends and family members who have and I know the type of pain it brings; in those times, it's important that people actually care instead of simply sound like it, and I understand that and I believe this portal www.funeralhelp.com understands that as well. 

The first thing that I noticed about my great grandmother during the viewing was how wonderful they made her look. Just like when she was alive. It made me very happy to see that. She really looked peaceful and they prepared her exactly the way that she would have wanted.

I know she would have been pleased with the outcome. That made me all the more pleased with the outcome. She looked like she was just sleeping. I wish that she were just sleeping. I miss her. 

This funeral web portal has helped me in many ways, I just wanted to thank you for helping me preplan my funeral services and save money while doing so.  You helped me cope with the death and dying process by having a professional funeral director contact me at a time of my convenience and walk me through the preneed process step by step.  FuneralHelp.com you are caring and convenient way to save money!