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Cremation or Burial

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Agree

I wonder about this, especially if survivors are still young children. Maybe if it is the only way they see death handled it won't matter. But how people deal with grief and loss remains, and has been studied by the social sciences. For all of us pondering how we handle our demise, we have to remember it is not just about us, but how the people we leave behind carry on. They won't soon forget us, despite our wishes that they party to celebrate our lives and then go on with life. Closure can take years. I certainly don't have the answers, and even cremation for us may not sit well with our kids. We must all remember though, not to be cavalier about death. It is real and painful for those left behind, and we should be helpful in our efforts to make it easier for them to cope. For some, it may be a place they can go, something tangible they can see, something they can touch. Memories are the most valuable, but other things can help ease the sorrow.

This is so true...I have dealt with my Mom's passing everyday for the past year...doesnt seem to get any easier. My Aunt said it best...you never get over the loss you just learn how to live without them.
 

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Isn't it funny how sometimes something we hear, or read, or do causes us to take a different path?
My DH & I, along with my mom, bought contracts with the Neptune Society back in the 80's. My mom passed away in 1995, and it all went so smoothly, and was all handled well.
In April of last year, my sweet husband passed away, and that, too was handled by the Neptune Society. Our only expense, both times, was the cost of the death certificates.
I planned to follow on the same path, but when I was reading this thread, I was struck with the beauty of donating one's body to a Medical School. Why had I never thought of that? Now that's what I want to do, and I've been lost in "Google-Land" for the last hour, trying to sort things out. There are so many websites, and I'm sure a lot of them charge fees to the schools for handling the process, and maybe that's OK, but one gov't website cautioned against that, because one might go out of business. Is that a problem? What could you lose, unless you didn't keep track? I guess I'll start making phone calls tomorrow morning.
Thanks to you all for your insights and different aspects on the death experience.
Jean :)
 

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Could you give me details on the Neptune Society.

I've heard of the Hemlock Society. Break off a few small branches of a hemlock tree, place them in a small pan, add water, make "hemlock tea", drink it and that will be the end.
 

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I'm not quite ready to embrace "The Hemlock Plan" ;)

The Neptune Society (An easy look-up) is a prepaid cremation plan. When one dies, the Society is notified, and they make arrangements for pickup and delivery to a funeral home, and they handle everything. The only thing I had to pay for (in 2012) was the cost of the death certificates (Which they ordered), and less than $20 in fees for disposition.



Could you give me details on the Neptune Society.

I've heard of the Hemlock Society. Break off a few small branches of a hemlock tree, place them in a small pan, add water, make "hemlock tea", drink it and that will be the end.
 
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