Saying a personal, heartfelt farewell to the ones we love is such a valuable part of the grieving and healing process. "A good send off" is our way of saying thank you for all the memories, for the love and friendship we have shared. The funeral ceremony is also a 'line in the sand' of sorts. It marks the time when we return to the real world, still feeling the loss of the person who has died, but never the less renewed and heartened and ready to start resuming our own lives (*).
