Taking the first steps -- Stories are important -- Personal belongings -- Memory clothing -- The ashes -- The cemetery -- Symbols -- Ornaments -- Establishing memorials -- Faith -- Ongoing communication -- Pictures matter -- Celebrate special occasions -- Save digital documents -- Listen to their music! -- Cook their favorite foods! -- Go to their favorite vacation spots! -- Watch their favorite TV shows!
Summary:
Focuses on multiple ways the reader can honor and celebrate the memory of their loved one in order to move forward. Provides a brief history of the losses of family and friends, while focusing on ways to move forward with life after a tragic loss. Encourages the reader to honor and celebrate the memory of the one they loved, so that they will feel whole again.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.