Did you know that the median cost of a funeral is $7,360, according to the National Funeral Directors Association? That average doesn’t even include additional costs such as cemetery fees, flowers, obituary notices, and limousines. These...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Since March I have been working from home because of this disease. When it became time, I packed up the office, choosing those things which I thought I might need to work from home for a 3-month period (my...
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Adults/Helping Children Grieve/Workplace Grief Hospice Foundation of America Helpful grief videos, articles and other grief resources, including supporting a colleague when family member dies and when a co-worker dies, what to tell children and...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Exchange the term Social Distancing for Physical Distancing In this time of crisis, let us remember that we are not socially distancing, we are physically distancing, to flatten the curve and limit the...
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We understand that during this unprecedented time it is critical that we all stay healthy amid the COVID-19 outbreak. That is why we are ready and able to work with you and are able to accommodate federal, state, and local recommendations of...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Following the guidance of the CDC and the Wisconsin Department of Health, we are eliminating in- person groups, whether it is the Coffees every other Friday or the Grief Group which begins March 23. None...
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When someone loses a closed loved one, their grief often engulfs them, leaving them a different person. If your friend has lost a spouse or a child and you’re not sure how to be there for them in their grief, we have some suggestions with how to...
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Noun; Personal Day. According to the dictionary a personal day is defined as a paid or unpaid day of leave from work for reasons other than illness or vacation, take at the employee’s discretion. According to Gettysburg college, American’s...
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Recently, a friend’s young sister died unexpectedly of suicide. The entire family was traumatized. So many questions, so much pain, so much numbness. They stood together in complete shock and disbelief as they buried her and celebrated her short...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Parents; Teaching Children about Mourning and Grief? by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Someone once said to me, “parents are the children’s first teachers.” What children learn, what children know, comes...
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At any time of the day our phones will ding to let you know you have a notification. It might be breaking news or a message from a friend. The days of waiting for the newspaper to arrive to tell you the current events are long gone. Now those...
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by Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC A loved one who struggles with depression once said, “I know you are doing everything to can to help me and keep me from ending my life, but, sometimes no matter how hard you try, you can’t stop me. If I...
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