Posts Categorized: Marc’s Musings

Last week I went to a seminar in Waterloo on funeral pre-planning.  Seminars like the one I attended are sponsored by Funeral Homes with two hopes: firstly that the seminar will raise your awareness of the benefits of preplanning a funeral and secondly that you will pre-plan at some point with the host Funeral Home. … Read more »

I want to talk one more time about my trip to Toronto.  Perinatal Bereavement Services of Ontario (PBSO) is doing a lot of work behind the scenes to increase the awareness of the challenges that are faced when a pregnancy doesn’t go the way that it should.  They are a source of knowledge for parents,… Read more »

I’m back from Toronto with a heightened respect for what Moms and Dads go through when a pregnancy doesn’t end the way that it should.  I don’t remember being worried when we were having our children that something might go wrong; maybe it was the ignorance of not knowing the things that could go wrong… Read more »

As I write this weeks Musings, I have confirmed my hotel in Toronto and as you are reading this, I am in the second day of Perinatal Bereavement Training.  This course made available through the Perinatal Bereavement Services of Ontario combines insight, knowledge and experience to promote the skills necessary to interact with families experiencing… Read more »

At the Blenheim Community Funeral Home we do whatever we can to make a difficult life event easier for you.  Here are some things to keep in mind: –           At the Blenheim Community Funeral Home we understand that it may take up to 8 weeks before you will receive money from CPP benefits and Life… Read more »

A few years ago I took Lynn and Darrell who were probably 12 and 10 at the time to Newfoundland to visit my friends from college.  We flew from Toronto to Montreal and then from Montreal to New Brunswick where we boarded a plane that my friend Max would describe as a “Bush Pilot” to… Read more »

I have a soft spot in my heart for children which is why I have enjoyed being a Dad, a Papa and a Foster Dad so much.  When we almost lost our son, I realized that nothing in life hurts as deeply as losing a child.  All those times that I had met with parents… Read more »

I’ve talked about the “rubber stamp” funerals of days gone by and how much change I’ve seen in the last thirty years.  Last year when I was in Toronto I listened to a Funeral Director talk about his job becoming just as much an “Event Planner” as a “Funeral Director” and that would be confirmed… Read more »

By the time you read this weeks musings, Family Day will have passed.  I was wondering the other day why it’s the third Monday in February that is recognized as Family Day and I decided (for me anyways) that it’s an appreciated push in the middle of winter to get out and have some fun… Read more »

This is part two of my musings on funeral lunches…I was worried last week that you might think I was downplaying funeral lunches but the feedback that I received said the opposite.  To have or not have a funeral lunch is just one of the many options that I will review with you when you… Read more »