MY WAKE UP CALL- Take Action, don't wait! I had a wake up call last week, when, after a skin cancer that had bugged for months, I finally did something about it. I had been in plastics at Hutt Hospital. They not only had two goes at getting the major part removed with a large incision on my neck, but two further incisions to have lymph nodes removed from my neck and from the auxiliary (under arm) too. me "putting it off", not for any reason than being busy and not getting around to it, then a nurse friend finally pushed me to take action, and as a result I found myself with reasonably major surgery This surgery makes me reflect on the many direct cremations we Office hours weekdays 9-5 Sat 10-1 On call 24/7 have had over the last few years, many families have they would have a cremation first and a memorial service later, but when it came to doing a memorial they put it off, not for any reason than being busy and not getting around to it. Ki Funeral Home ADVERTISEMENT Many of these families have since or "just go straight to the engaged the services of the Loss and crematorium" but we forget those who Grief Centre Kapiti as they are not will grieve. Maybe we should ask coping well. An example of a group "What would help you, family and taking action when needing help was a close friends when I go". You see the walking group' that asked to do a tour funeral, the farewell, is for the living. of the crematorium and chapel, I found those that need to go on and out later that a member had had a remember. cremation with no farewell and they needed to see where she went and needed a physical way to say goodbye. So my advice, don't 'put off thinking about what would help. Write down your favourite scripture, childhood stories, and help those close to you when the time music, poems, readings, comes. "Put it off, not for any reason than being busy and not getting around to it, I think when we are asked what we want for a funeral, for a farewell, we often respond with "do what you like" By Andrew Malcolm-Managing Director Locally owned family business - serving Kapiti for 30 years Kapiti Coast Funeral Home there in times of need PRINCIPAL SPONSOR Loss & Grief Centre HINEMOA ST PARAPARAUMU www.kapiti coast funeral home.co.nz Andrew Managing Director 04-298 5168 Kapiti Coast Funeral Home NZIFH Funeral Directors ASSOCIATION OF ME MY WAKE UP CALL- Take Action , don't wait ! I had a wake up call last week , when , after a skin cancer that had bugged for months , I finally did something about it . I had been in plastics at Hutt Hospital . They not only had two goes at getting the major part removed with a large incision on my neck , but two further incisions to have lymph nodes removed from my neck and from the auxiliary ( under arm ) too . me " putting it off " , not for any reason than being busy and not getting around to it , then a nurse friend finally pushed me to take action , and as a result I found myself with reasonably major surgery This surgery makes me reflect on the many direct cremations we Office hours weekdays 9-5 Sat 10-1 On call 24/7 have had over the last few years , many families have they would have a cremation first and a memorial service later , but when it came to doing a memorial they put it off , not for any reason than being busy and not getting around to it . Ki Funeral Home ADVERTISEMENT Many of these families have since or " just go straight to the engaged the services of the Loss and crematorium " but we forget those who Grief Centre Kapiti as they are not will grieve . Maybe we should ask coping well . An example of a group " What would help you , family and taking action when needing help was a close friends when I go " . You see the walking group ' that asked to do a tour funeral , the farewell , is for the living . of the crematorium and chapel , I found those that need to go on and out later that a member had had a remember . cremation with no farewell and they needed to see where she went and needed a physical way to say goodbye . So my advice , don't ' put off thinking about what would help . Write down your favourite scripture , childhood stories , and help those close to you when the time music , poems , readings , comes . " Put it off , not for any reason than being busy and not getting around to it , I think when we are asked what we want for a funeral , for a farewell , we often respond with " do what you like " By Andrew Malcolm - Managing Director Locally owned family business - serving Kapiti for 30 years Kapiti Coast Funeral Home there in times of need PRINCIPAL SPONSOR Loss & Grief Centre HINEMOA ST PARAPARAUMU www.kapiti coast funeral home.co.nz Andrew Managing Director 04-298 5168 Kapiti Coast Funeral Home NZIFH Funeral Directors ASSOCIATION OF ME