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	<title>Valley of Life &#124; Online Memorial Blog &#187; Articles</title>
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	<description>Obituary Services, Virtual Memorials, Memorial Tributes</description>
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		<title>Don’t Count on Life Insurance to Pay for Your Funeral Expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/don%e2%80%99t-count-on-life-insurance-to-pay-for-your-funeral-expenses_2010_07_29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[funeral preplanning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[make a will]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life insurance, according to insurance sales people, is something parents who truly love their families purchase. While life insurance can tremendously help your family financially after you die, don’t expect your family to receive any money right away. One of the biggest sales pitches agents use to get people to purchase life insurance is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mistaken Identity with Bittersweet Results</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/mistaken-identity-with-bittersweet-results_2010_07_26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/mistaken-identity-with-bittersweet-results_2010_07_26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief / Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death of a child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mistaken identity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago, the evening for a group of young adults from Arizona ended tragically after a fatal car accident. Abby Guerra, age 19, and four of her friends were returning from Disneyland when their car crashed on the way home. Officials reported that Guerra and her friend, Tyler Parker, died as a result.

Mistaken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Memorials Can Help Facebook Users Truly Memorialize Lost Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/online-memorials-can-help-facebook-users-truly-memorialize-lost-friends_2010_07_19/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/online-memorials-can-help-facebook-users-truly-memorialize-lost-friends_2010_07_19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memorial News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free memorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online memorial web site]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has a problem with ghosts. Facebook users keep receiving prompts to send a message to people on their friends who have died, which is disturbing to many.

It is Hard to Reconnect
The New York Times reports that more individuals over the age of 65 are creating accounts on the social networking site more than ever, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Care Added to End-of-Life Services</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/pet-care-added-to-end-of-life-services_2010_03_29/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/pet-care-added-to-end-of-life-services_2010_03_29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hospice care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Peace of Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Oregonian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valley of Life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=1866</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oregonian published an article at the end of last month about the evolving world of end-of-life services and hospice care. Apparently, the most recent addition to such services is pet care.

Many elderly and hospice patients will admit to the healing power a loving animal can provide. The reality of circumstances, however, is that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is too much TV deadly?</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/is-too-much-tv-deadly_2010_01_24/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/is-too-much-tv-deadly_2010_01_24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Heart Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[early death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=1664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study set to be published this week in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal, links television viewing to early death and heart disease. The study shows that participants who watched four or more hours of TV per day were 80 percent more likely to die from heart disease, and 46 percent more likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need Help Giving Condolences?</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/need-help-giving-condolences_2009_07_10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/need-help-giving-condolences_2009_07_10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief / Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condolences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sympathy cards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=1110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across a helpful article the other day about offering condolences to grieving friends and family. The article was specifically targeted at men, who stereotypically have a more difficult time expressing sympathy than women do.

The author interviewed an experienced grief counselor, who offered a few of the following suggestions that are applicable to everyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC says Brits fear talk of death</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/bbc-says-brits-fear-talk-of-death_2009_05_20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/bbc-says-brits-fear-talk-of-death_2009_05_20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 23:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Woolley]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent article from BBC news, the British think talking about death is taboo. As a result, a survey found that half of Brits fear death. The article itself features a discussion between Paul Woolley, the director of a theology think-tank, and Malcolm Johnson, a professor of gerontology, who candidly introduce their own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Recording a Life Story</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/the-importance-of-recording-a-life-story_2008_02_05/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/the-importance-of-recording-a-life-story_2008_02_05/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online memorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recording life story]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/the-importance-of-recording-a-life-story_2008_02_05/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Losing a family member or a good friend is a very trying time for all who are involved. It is said that time heals all wounds but even with time you do not want to forget your loved one. Online memorials can help keep the memory alive and help you celebrate the life of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Service Poems: Ways to say Goodbye Using Poetry</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/memorial-service-poems-ways-to-say-goodbye-using-poetry_2008_01_07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/memorial-service-poems-ways-to-say-goodbye-using-poetry_2008_01_07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The loss of a loved one can be very tragic. Even supporting someone who has lost someone close in passing can be very difficult. Death is not an easy subject for anyone. Often your emotions are so stirred up that it can be very difficult to come up with words of condolence. Sometime you find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write a Thoughtful Eulogy</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/how-to-write-a-thoughtful-eulogy_2007_12_06/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/how-to-write-a-thoughtful-eulogy_2007_12_06/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[eulogy poems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eulogy writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing eulogies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/how-to-write-a-thoughtful-eulogy_2007_12_06/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All of us will deal with loss at some point in our lives. Losing a family member or close friend can be devastating and can have a lasting effect on all who knew the person who has passed.

One reason for the elaborate ceremonies around death is to help with that loss. The rites and rituals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bereavement Poems: Find thoughtful poetry that helps those that have lost a loved one.</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/bereavement-poems-find-thoughtful-poetry-that-helps-those-that-have-lost-a-loved-one_2007_11_07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/bereavement-poems-find-thoughtful-poetry-that-helps-those-that-have-lost-a-loved-one_2007_11_07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dealing with death is never something that anyone wants to do. The loss of a loved one is the hardest thing that you will ever have to go through in your life, and you might find that at many times you feel hopeless. However, there are lights at the end of every darkness in life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A letter To Your Loved One; Properly Writing and Sending Condolence Letters</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/a-letter-to-your-loved-one-properly-writing-and-sending-condolence-letters_2007_09_13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/a-letter-to-your-loved-one-properly-writing-and-sending-condolence-letters_2007_09_13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Condolence letters are considered some of the most difficult letters to write and send because of their very sensitive nature. Even so, when someone close to you is dealing with the loss of a loved one, the grief and bereavement, writing and sending a condolence letter is probably one of the most considerate, kind, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is an Online Memorial?</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/what-is-an-online-memorial_2007_08_14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/what-is-an-online-memorial_2007_08_14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An online memorial, in the form of a website, is a great way to celebrate the life of someone who has passed away. The site that is set up can be a tribute to the person and give comfort for the people that the deceased left behind. Many times, everyone who was in the person&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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