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		<title>Talking to Family About Funeral Preplanning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you have firm opinions on what type of funeral service you&#8217;d like or what medical treatment you want to receive in your final days, it&#8217;s important to communicate your desires to your family sooner rather than later. Waiting for the unforeseen to happen means you risk leaving your loved ones to make difficult decisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holidays and Grief: Incorporating Those We Lost into Traditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[coping with grief over the holidays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holidays are always spent with loved ones: this is the image we are always shown on TV and on advertisements leading up to big events celebrated in November and December. But this is an image that is hard to see and think about when coping with loss or grief over the holidays. The grief can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bereavement At Any Age</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Grief & Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grief comes in many shades and colors. On average, each of the 2.5 million deaths every year in the United States directly affects four people, each of whom has a unique way of dealing with bereavement based on gender, culture, personality, and age.

Age makes a tremendous difference in how grief affects us. A teenager will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Select a Cemetery</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/how-to-select-a-cemetery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[selecting a burial site]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Losing a loved one is difficult. Consequently, it&#8217;s even more difficult to handle all the memorial preparations and other details that follow. Being thoroughly prepared is essential to alleviating much of the burden when someone passes away, and it&#8217;s imperative to feel comfortable and knowledgeable regarding any funeral planning you may do. Given recent events, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Write a Eulogy for a Child</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/how-to-write-a-eulogy-for-a-child/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/how-to-write-a-eulogy-for-a-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Eulogies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing is more heartbreaking than the death of a child, no matter what age they were at the time of their departure. Writing a eulogy for a young person can be a hard task, especially if one was close to this individual. Preparing what to say in advance can make the job of writing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grieving the Death of a Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/grieving-the-death-of-a-parent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The loss of a parent can be like losing your life’s foundation. What do you do when the person you have known since the day you were born is suddenly no longer in your life? Coping with the loss of a parent can be difficult no matter how old you are and how well you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorializing A Loved One With Time Rather Than Money</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/memorializing-a-loved-one-with-time-rather-than-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/memorializing-a-loved-one-with-time-rather-than-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Memorial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorial donations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorial tribute website]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the United States’ grim economic times, families have had to pinch pennies in many areas of their lives, especially when it comes to remembering a loved one that has passed. Funerals, like many other highlights in a person’s life, can cost families thousands of dollars. In reality, one does not need to spend a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Obituaries</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/creative-obituaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/creative-obituaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Memorial Services]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/?p=27</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditional obituaries are usually short, solemn articles meant to let a community know about the passing of one of their own. Most obituaries contain few, if any, interesting or fun elements in them. Name, place of birth, occupation, family &#8212; these are all fairly common to include in an obituary. But lately many people are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Things to Ask Your Funeral Director</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/5-things-to-ask-your-funeral-director/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/5-things-to-ask-your-funeral-director/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Preparation and Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[end of life arrangements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/?p=25</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making end-of-life arrangements is a hard thing to do. We would rather not think about our death or the death of a loved one. However, not planning ahead can make a hard, emotional time unnecessarily stressful and expensive.

When making arrangements for yourself or a loved one, arm yourself with the following questions when interviewing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making End-Of-Life Preparations</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/making-end-of-life-preparations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/making-end-of-life-preparations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Preparation and Planning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/articles/?p=23</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As much as our culture tries to avoid the topic, death is something we all must face. The older one gets, the more important it is to start an open, honest discussion about certain end-of-life preparations. How will you spend your remaining days? Who will take care of you as you approach the end? What [...]]]></description>
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