"When it first started, I was grieving. I still am, but it's definitely a lot better," she says. Her mental health deteriorated. "I just had to decide work can't be my priority, I need to get back to doing just the basics and start recovering again." Belfon also has ...
Last year, when my father passed, I worked with another Skokie Jewish funeral home, and I can truly say that CJF was a superior experience. Andrew Cohen a month ago As difficult as death and funerals are, CJF was AMAZING and took all the stress out of a very stressful time. They ...
I was so eager to test my new lines, I almost hoped another interlocutor would appear, but none did. Still, I started rehearsing them for the next time. The next night, Thursday, I left the office and went directly to an event at my son’s school, still wearing my collar. On our ...
We often think that stuffed animals are just for children, but if you can get them to admit it, many adults have stuffed animals too!A 2018 study shows that 43% of adults have a special stuffed friend, and 84% of men versus 77% of women admit to owning at least one. The most popu...
. There is so much charm in this book. “They saved the Bentley for special occasions, so it still smelled of fresh leather, rather than old dog and the cleaning fluid they used to disguise the smell of dog- with limited success.” Oh, how I wish that entry had come from my journal...
Well y’all, we have reached the end of another year! As always, since this time of year is the busiest for my work and personal life, I will leave you with a series of photos that showcase my year (without pics of my kids). It’s been a wild ride; I went on some wild adven...
I am heart broken when a dog or cat is euthanised at a pound who is pregnant (laws in australia state they must be euthanised for some rediculous reason) but im willing to kill my own flesh and blood..? i know if i proceed with this i will regret it forever and it will tear me ...
This was something surprising to me, but now after going through this with Rigby, I see it happen all the time. I’m sure you’ve seen a dog that won’t let other dogs come near a bone, tennis ball, or another special toy. That’s called resource guarding, and is something Rigby ...
A Muslim funeral is very quiet. There should be no talking to one another. Even the prayers are mainly said silently with only parts of them spoken aloud. It would be unusual for music to be played. Crying for the dead is perfectly fine and expected. However, loud weeping and wailing is...