Funeral Home Advice on Death Anniversaries

Losing a loved one is very painful. It will cause grief and your grief will be different than what anyone else you know goes through. You are going to have to find your own path to healing. While time doesn’t heal all wounds, you should start to feel better in dealing with the grief as time passes. However, when your loved one’s death anniversary roles around, funeral homes want you to know that the grief can arise yet again. Here are some of the things you might want to do to honor your loved one and get through that anniversary when it comes around.

Write A Letter To That Special Person

Writing a letter to the loved one you lost can help you to vent some of your emotions, let them know how much you miss them, and put words to how much you love them. You can update them on what has happened over the last year, tell them how you plan to honor them and let them in on new family traditions that have come about since their passing. The letter can be a cathartic way to move forward and start a new way of honoring and thinking about your loved one on that anniversary.

Visit Their Grave/Resting Place

Whether you buried your loved one in the cemetery after a funeral, or scattered their cremated ashes in a special location, visiting their resting place on the anniversary of their death can be a nice way to honor them and start a new tradition on the day that is likely going to be very hard for you and the rest of your family. You can take flowers to their grave, talk to them, go to the scattering site with family members, or even have a small memorial at the location.

Have A Meal With Family

You aren’t the only one who will be missing your loved one on the anniversary of their death. You might want to include family members as your support system. You can remember your loved one together and gather as a group to honor them again. Your loved one would adore knowing that you are banding together as a family in the hard times. Have a meal together at a family home, or in the private room of a restaurant.

Share Memories

Everyone in your family has memories of your loved one and the good times you had together. Sharing those memories and smiling or even laughing over the good times can help you all to remember that your loved one lives on in those memories.

Get Grief Resources And Ideas From Funeral Homes

You may still be grieving, even when that year mark arrives. It’s a good idea to talk to the professionals at funeral homes to get grief resources. They can refer counselors, grief support groups, and other such things that can help you with moving forward. You can also ask them for advice as to how you might address the anniversary of your loved one’s death.