The purpose of a Celebration of Life is to remember a loved one, to tell their story and to come together to celebrate their unique personality. My mother decided to celebrate my brother by scattering his ashes in a creek close to where we grew up.
In this week's episode, I am sharing about the moments I shared with my mother before the Celebration of life, my thoughts and feelings during the event and what happened after, at my brother's girlfriend's home.
In this episode I'm covering:
- Conversations with my mother [00:02:15]
- The Celebration of Life [00:15:15]
- Eulogy for My Brother [00:27:00]
- Words from the rest of the family [00:38:15]
- Scattering my brother's ashes [00:43:00]
- My brother's girlfriend house [00:45:45]
- The advice from the girlfriend's father [00:51:25]
- Hearing my brother's voice [00:56:15]
For full episode show notes and transcript, click here
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