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As humans, we are different. So, why are most funerals so unoriginal? The 23rd psalm is beautiful and traditional, but because it is popular shouldn’t be the only reason why we recite it at funeral...
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Thursday, January 6, 2022
The American Dream
Small, family owned funeral homes are dying— no pun intended. Whether they are closing their doors completely or selling out to corporate America, this factual trend in the funeral industry i...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Hugging is Back in Style
There is power behind receiving an embrace in the midst of a stressful and heartbroken moment. You don’t feel alone…
For the last 15 months, whether grief struck your life or not, we all felt al...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Having the Last Word
Have you ever had a discussion where you HAD to make the final remark? Or there was one more thing you wished you told someone? I’m sure we all had arguments or debates where we wan...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
SAVING “Goodbye”
2020. Singularly the most depressing year known in my lifetime. Being a funeral director at the peak of the COVID19 pandemic, that is a whole other kind of depressing.
Imagine a casket surro...
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Monday, November 2, 2020
Into the Unknown: Living through crisis as a child and now as an adult
Into the Unknown
Living through crisis as a child and now as an adult
It was your typical Tuesday. Our homeroom stood and sang the Pledge of Allegiance before the daily anno...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
NORMAL IS A DRYER SETTING
Most kids normally don’t say, “When I grow up, I want to be a funeral home director.” Brittany DeMarco-Furman didn't either, despite her family being in the business since her great-grandfather sta...
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Friday, July 17, 2020
Previous Posts
How to Plan for Terminal Illness When Faced with Letting Go
Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things to do in life. In death, it only gets harder. When you or a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it can be tough to know what to do next. Howe...
Fighting back our own Pandemic
2020 has been the worst year ever! And I started this blog before the CoronaVirus.
6 weeks before the current widespread pandemic, I lost the matriarch of my family. The keep...
Protecting the Greatest Generation
I’ve been sharing a lot of funny memes and keeping things light throughout this entire crisis. For the power of laughter and holding on to faith that the rainbow is 'just around the riverbed' (Yes...
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving Following a Loss
There is no right or wrong way to deal with grief. Different people react to loss differently and move on in different ways. This is why there is no right answer to the question of whether to move ...
Dear Funeral Director: Don’t just put out my wedding album
Right before I sat down to start this blog about what a memorial video is and how no one ever regrets having one made, I started to think about how annoying I am on Facebook. I post so much...
Spartan Cheerleader Turned Funeral Director
My reflection growing up as a Spartan in less than 2,000 words is more challenging than writing my college essay. But, the parade boss (Rick Reynolds) has trusted me in doing the impossible for yo...
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Mortuary School Attended: Hudson Valley Community College
Date Licensed: March 2019
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