Cornell Notes
Death is a topic that makes us feel uncomfortable. Death is a natural part or life.
Children learn about death through the media.
Understanding death is greatly influenced by a person’s age.
From ages two to five children recognize death but do not think it is permanent. They think that death is like sleep.
From ages five to nine children view death as permanent, but not something that could happen to them.
At around age ten, children realize that death is inevitable and final.
Most people do not have a full awareness of death until adolescence.
Unreceptive and unresponsive Unresponsive in breathing Lack of reflexes Flat EEG
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
A will is a legal document describing what should be done with a person’s possessions after a person’s death
1. Who their doctor will be 2. Treatments they will accept 3. Who will visit
Many people would rather die at home rather than in a hospital
Hospices help to fill this need. They provide a homelike atmosphere even though the patient is away from home. Hospices
1. Medications are freely issued for pain 2. Family visits freely 3. Family receives counseling
A living will is a document expressing a person’s wish to be allowed to die in case of terminal illness or incurable injury rather than be kept alive by artificial means.living will
People deal with grief in different ways
1. Speak to someone you can trust 2. Get your feelings out 3. Talk about the future 4. Be honest with yourself
1. Express your sympathy 2. Put the person in touch with others who are grieving 3. Reassure the person that guilt, sadness, despair are normal 4. Listen to, hold and touch the grieving person
In cremation, the body is reduced to ashes by intense heat.
$800 $425
With a burial, the body is placed in a casket and buried in a cemetery
$9700 $5500 $955
Monuments Upright; Flat Bronze; Granite; Marble $800+ Vaults Concrete or metal vault required by the cemetery $795-$7000 Register Book Hard cover $35-$75 Thank You Cards Generic (Qty. 25) $3.50 Location Hold funeral at church, funeral chapel or other indoor sanctuary $395 Visitation Public visitation $295
Death certificates issued by county $5 each ($10 first copy) Funeral notice in a daily newspaper $175 est. Limousine Professional passenger limousine service $120 per hour Gratuities for cemetery personnel $20 Clergy Fee Depends on circumstances Varies
Grave Space $1000-$2000 Digging Open and close the grave $800-$1500
Container Shipping container $225 Dry Ice When needed for shipping $50 est. Airline charge for shipping $235-$500+ Out of town funeral home and cemetery Call for Quote
Memorial services differ from funerals in that the body is not present. Memorial services