28 NOVEMBER 11, 2021 RIDGEWOOD  TIMES WWW.QNS.COM 
 COPING WITH DEATH 
 Key decisions to help memorialize a loved one 
 Despite  the  certainty  of  death,  
 many Americans delay dealing  
 with the fact and avoid funeral  
 planning. 
 In fact, nearly three in fi ve Americans  
 aren’t confi dent they could plan  
 a  funeral  for  themselves,  let  alone  
 a  loved  one,  according  to  a  survey  
 conducted  by  RememberingALife. 
 com,  which  was  created  by  the  National  
 Funeral Directors Association  
 to empower families in their funeral  
 planning,  help  them  understand  
 memorialization options and support  
 them as they navigate their grief aft er  
 a death. 
 One of the main challenges in planning  
 a funeral for a loved one is ensuring  
 the service captures the person’s  
 life and memories.  
 However, according to the survey,  
 just  41.2% of  respondents  know the  
 deceased’s preferences for a funeral,  
 burial or cremation, and 26.5% have  
 not discussed their preferences with  
 loved ones, though they do feel confi  - 
 dent their family and friends would  
 plan an appropriate funeral or memorial  
 service for them. 
 To kickstart the planning process,  
 consider discussing these decisions  
 with your loved ones: 
 CREMATION OR BURIAL 
  Despite the growing popularity of  
 cremation, burial is still important to  
 many families.  
 There are many factors that go into  
 this decision, such as religion, environmental  
 factors, cost and more. 
 SERVICE OPTIONS 
 Regardless of a preference for cremation  
 or burial, how a family pays  
 tribute to its loved one is also important. 
  There are a variety of ways a funeral, 
  memorial service or celebration  
 of life can refl ect the life of the person  
 who died, such as through pictures,  
 location of the service, music and more. 
 EULOGY 
 One of the most impactful parts of  
 the service can be the eulogy. Think  
 about who knows you best and would  
 be comfortable speaking. Some choose  
 to write their own eulogy. Either way,  
 eulogies  can  provide  closure  and  
 honor a life. 
 AFTER THE SERVICE 
  While services are an opportunity  
 for loved ones to grieve and heal together, 
  it’s important to consider how  
 to  keep memories  alive,  such  as  by  
 planting a tree, scattering cremated remains  
 in a special location or visiting  
 a gravesite. Any of these options can  
 help a family continue to pay tribute  
 to the deceased. 
 To  find  more  information  about  
 how a funeral director can help plan  
 a meaningful service and resources  
 to help you understand your own and  
 others’ grief and loss, visit RememberingALife. 
 com. 
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