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Imagine living with a scream inside you.
And the scream is yours.
And no one else hears it.
That is grief....

~Shannon L. Alder
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Keepsake pendants, also known as memorial pendants for hair or ashes, offer a beautiful and discreet way to keep a cherished part of your loved one near your heart.

Usually in the initial stages of loss, there is overwhelming support, but as time goes on this support can slowly drop off. Anniversaries and special dates can be missed.
If someone close to you is on the grief journey, try your best to check in and remember certain milestones - your acknowledgment can make a world of difference to their day.

🌹 Check in on them
🌹 Be understanding of the process
🌹 Listen
🌹 Don't compare
🌹 Offer help - simple things can get overlooked by someone who's grieving.

Grief belongs to the person who's grieving, nothing can take the pain away, but your support means the world to someone.

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Angry Anderson, Rose Tattoo frontman, dead aged 79 “His loss will be deeply felt by all those who knew and loved him,” his bandmates said.

There is something profound about keeping people’s memories alive — their stories, their feelings, and the essence of who they were, long after they’re gone.

The people we love become part of who we are. They bring out parts of us that may only exist when we’re with them — the way we laugh, the things we share, the person we become in their presence.

And when we miss them, perhaps we also miss the version of ourselves that existed alongside them.
A piece of them lives on in us, just as a piece of who we were with them does too. ❤️

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Dying Matters is a national initiative is designed to open up compassionate, safe spaces for people to talk about death, plan for later life, and navigate the complexities of grief, there are over 200 in-person and online events.

https://gowithgrace.nz/dyingmatters/online-events/

❓️Did you know❓️
Mourners stop the clocks when a loved one died.
One of the less commonly used rituals these days, is for mourners to stop the clocks in the room or house where a loved one passed away.
This was a popular ritual during the Victorian period and was originally thought to prevent bad luck, as well as symbolise the loved one’s passage into a new life without time.
It was commonly done in conjunction with covering the mirrors, closing the curtains and turning over portraits of the loved one.

Chart-topping 1960s UK popstar & actor dies aged 85 LEGENDARY 60s singer Craig Douglas, best known for hit song Only Sixteen, has passed away aged 85. Known as “the singing milkman”, Craig lived on the Isle of Wight – where he was …

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Man About The House and Robin’s Nest star Richard O’Sullivan dies aged 82 Richard O’Sullivan, known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s TV sitcoms Man About the House and Robin’s Nest, has died aged 82, with tributes pouring in for the actor