Affordable Cremation & Burial Lower Mainland

08/18/2021

"When it comes to providing palliative care for a child, the health care team will need details about your child and your family in order to provide the best possible support for all of you during this difficult time."

As the parent of an ill child, you are in the best position to orient your child’s health care team to his or her preferences, needs and goals. When it comes to providing palliative care for a child, the health care team will need details about your child and your family in order to provide the [....

08/09/2021

“There is a lot of loss out there,” said Alan Giordano, director of Outpatient Services at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health. “Millions of people have lost their jobs, almost everyone has lost their normal routine, and obviously, the biggest loss has been the loss of life.”

Rituals like funerals, shivas and memorial celebrations can often help ease the pain associated with the death of a loved one and allow those left behind to begin healing. But due to social distancing requirements to stem the spread of the virus, the pandemic has forced many people to change the way...

07/27/2021

"Talking openly about grief can be vulnerable, but it’s no secret that death and loss are wildly disruptive. “Research shows that one person’s death affects at least nine people,” Natalia Skritskaya, Ph.D., associate research scientist at Columbia University and founder of the Complicated Grief Center of New York, tells SELF. "

You’re not alone.

07/24/2021

"A person with dementia has trouble perceiving the world around them correctly. During the course of dementia, a person may experience altered perception, which can lead to visuoperceptual difficulties"

A person with dementia may experience altered perception problems. Learn to recognize them and create a more dementia friendly environment.

07/13/2021

"When you are an adult child and one of your parents dies, it unleashes a whole lot for everyone to deal with. While grieving yourself, you may also be trying to support your surviving parent through all the changes as well as be present to their grief."

There are many firsts you and your surviving parent face when one of your parent dies. This is an invitation to reflect on these new firsts.

06/28/2021

Wishing you all a safe Canada Day! Please note our office will be closed on Thursday July 1st but we are always available by phone.

06/25/2021

"The non-profit society has expanded its grief counselling services to include sessions specifically for those mourning someone who died as a result of the disease. The online group sessions are free, will run once a week for four weeks, and are facilitated by a trained clinical counsellor."

Free online grief counselling is now available to city residents and anyone seeking support outside Vancouver can contact the B.C. Bereavement Helpline for help finding local resources.

06/15/2021

"Heaven knows this pandemic is giving us ample opportunities to understand our emotions, as most of us are experiencing virtually every emotion that exists. This is completely normal and to be expected."

Learn about a mental health state called "languishing" and what you can do about it if this is how you are feeling.

04/21/2021

"Sometimes, people aren't aware that grief is what they're experiencing," Pam says. "Giving grief a name can be a relief and help put what they're feeling into context."

Many of us are experiencing loss and grief during the pandemic. Emotions like anxiety, anger, or loneliness might be signs of how we’re feeling. We asked Cedars-Sinai chaplain Reverend Pam Lazor why it's important to identify grief and how to cope with a loss. Learn more.

10/28/2020

"With the current pandemic and the ever changing landscape of service delivery, it is vital to ensure that volunteers, individuals and caregivers alike, are included and supported by our healthcare system.

This will ensure the continuation of the compassionate care hospice volunteers provide to those nearing the end of life."

Message from the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association

10/09/2020

Please note our office will be closed this upcoming Monday for Thanksgiving Day. We will re-open Tuesday morning at 9:00am. The Staff at Affordable Cremation and Burial Mainland wish you all a safe and happy holiday.

06/30/2020

Our office will be closed tomorrow July 1st for Canada Day. We will be back Tuesday morning. The staff at Affordable Cremation and Burial wishes you a happy holiday!