The emotional aspect of dealing with a bereavement – even one that was expected – can be devastating, but when you start thinking about the practicalities of what to do next it can become even more stressful and overwhelming. It can be very easy to over-complicate the process and get lost on your journey.
SD Nari is here to outline the main areas you’ll need to cover from the day your loved one passes away to living life as the “New Normal”.
We can help to untangle your thoughts and give you some direction and structure to what lies ahead by showing you the key points to consider along the way.
List of services we offer:
- Initial contact with hospice/family
- Assistance with lists of mortuaries familiar with Vedic cremations
- Immediate support during the passing
- Support to establish food chain for family
- Guidance/provide contact information with religious priests
- Offer negotiated rates with immersing “Ashes at sea” vendors
- Guidance on process with Social Security/medicare offices
- Offer resources for grief counseling
- Create active support groups with mentors within community
Resources
- Intake form Moksha Services – Form to be filled out and kept ready for Death certificate and priest
- Your Legacy – a document to use at your leisure to fill in your thoughts, print and save for your loved ones. Each family member can download and make a copy to fill out
- Template for family to use for support
- Funeral Info Template
We have a volunteer team to support you at this time of need
- Harini Narasimhan: Director/ Staff coordinator
- Dr Vishwa Lakshman, Medical Director for Palliative Care at Scripps Health
- Dr Bavana Vyas, Geriatric Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
- Dr Bhuvana Ramanathan, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanentel
- Nanda Subbarao: Spiritual Care provider (Hindu Chaplain)
Neither SD Nari & its board, committee or volunteer members, nor the member and his/her family who accepts the services of SD Nari shall under any circumstances be held liable to others for any direct, indirect, punitive, cost, losses, expenses and damages whatsoever and howsoever arising in any event. SD Nari and its board, committee & volunteers’ members will not be a part of any third-party claims.
We are here to support you & your family during this stressful time.