Home Funeral and Cremation This event was a Home Funeral of elderly lady who passed away in her home. We lovingly prepared the body with the daughter, washed and dressed the decedent in her finery and decorated the bedroom. We set up a living room space for coffee and hors d’oeuvres as is the tradition of…
Catholic Service at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church The service was led by the Catholic Priest with a closed casket and 80 family members and friends in attendance. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
Beach Ceremony and Cremation End-of-Life celebration of a young man who passed in a sporting accident. The beach ceremony was attended by 200 friends and included live music, chanting and moving speeches at Point Mugu State Park. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
Vietnamese Buddhist Ceremony, Viewing and Cremation The venerable monk Phat Quan Am Thien Tu led a beautiful Vietnamese Buddhist ceremony for a Westminster, CA family with 40 friends and family members in attendance. The ceremony was followed by cremation in the same location in Anaheim, CA. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
I accompanied both my parents and my only sister Maia through their cancer treatment and their dying experience. With all three, right after the diagnosis, there was tremendous, blinding fear. The world “cancer” has a toxic, psychological effect on top of whatever physical illness is playing out. Witnessing their doctors who seemed to savor their…
Going Through my Sister’s Transition with her Small Children When my sister Maia was diagnosed in 2010 with acute lymphatic leukemia, her children were 3 and 8. For four years, Maia struggled with chemo, radiation, receiving a bone marrow transplant and stem cells. She had an iron will to live and much support from her…
In the year 2007, both my parents were diagnosed with cancer. They died in hospice after a lot of care in 2008, only 6 months apart. Being the main caregiver throughout their dying process showed me clearly just how removed from death our culture had become. As each one of my parents reached their last…
