Years of experience in funeral services has given all of us at Howard K. Hill Funeral Services some valuable insights. During my tenor I have had the privilege of providing funeral services and cremation services for such communities as Suffield CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Windsor CT, Bloomfield CT and Meriden CT. We understand that a sudden loss of life is an extremely delicate situation, and we know it’s hard to explain or even define the pain and loneliness that comes about due to the death of a loved one.

Death is a truth that no one can deny or avoid. However, the grief associated with death can be used to impact your life gradually in a way that you appreciate the true meaning of life. You have to stand and face the tide in heart-wrenching situations to emerge stronger, both for yourself and your family.

Over the years, we have come to know a few important things that can help you cope with grief:

1. Share your feelings – You should share your feelings with people who can understand it well. Apart from family and friends, people at funeral home services are the best candidates who can provide solace to the ones coping with death. As such, we provide advisory services to all those who need it (visit our website for more information www.hkhfuneralservices.com) .
2. One step at a time – The departure of a loved one is certainly saddening, but it does not mean you should neglect yourself. The world is out there, waiting for you - a world that your loved one left for you to see and live. We have seen people neglecting their health in times of distress. Restoring the normal order of life is not difficult if you take one step at a time.
3. Accept death and act – Organizing anniversaries and homecoming parties is a good way of setting yourself on a path other than that of pain and grief. A simple dinner with family members in memory of your loved one can provide a lot of comfort. We know that it’s difficult to deal with such things at times, and so, you can take the help of planning consultants or reach out to somebody you can talk to.
4. Postpone important things to do – Take your time to revitalize yourself before you make major life decisions. Important decisions like switching jobs, moving out, and remarrying should be taken with a calm mind.
5. Have patience and wait for the change - Loss of life is an unpleasant experience, and any associated memories will take their own time to fade out completely. Be patient, and everything sad will come to pass. In time, you will learn your lessons from the experience and move on to live a normal life.
6. Help others, help yourself – Now that you have dealt with grief, you can help others come out of the pain they are going through. It will also help you overcome the painful memories of the past by doing something positive. You can contact a local funeral home to indulge in this noble task. Reaching out to us is easy, as most of us have an online presence nowadays. Expressing sorrow is certainly required to shed the burden of your painful experiences.

Death is an end that everyone has to face, and the loss of a loved one is something that everyone has to live with at some point in time. Care should be taken to prevent grief from affecting your normal flow of life. For more helpful information visit our blog http://connecticutfuneralhomeblog.com/ or call us at (203) 551 - 9639

On Saturday, October 17, Jasper Howard, a cornerback for the UConn football team, spearheaded the Huskies’ defense in a 38-25 win over Louisville at Rentschler Field. Nine hours after his career-high 11 tackles and a forced fumble that halted a Louisville comeback, Howard was dead, yet another victim in our nation’s continuing saga of on-campus violence.

Lesser tragedies have decimated football teams before. Indeed, UConn’s next three games—at West Virginia, Rutgers, at Cincinnati—were heartbreaking last-minute losses.

Something happened after that—a season that could have gone sour turned into a season of heroes. It started with an overtime victory at Notre Dame, which UConn coach Randy Edsall called the biggest win in the history of the university’s football program.

In its last two games, UConn demolished Syracuse and—in drama befitting such a season—defeated South Florida on a last-second field goal. The Huskies will try to win one more for Jasper Howard when they play South Carolina at the Jan. 2 Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama.

What are heroes made of?

The cells and tissue in the human body renew themselves so quickly that we have new skin every 30 days. Even more surprisingly, we have a new skeleton every six months. Change isn’t just inevitable—it’s always happening, day by day, hour by hour.

When we understand that nothing stays the same—not even our skeleton—we’re better prepared to cope with potentially devastating changes, such as the loss of a loved one.

When a change in your life seems more than you can manage, or when change is terrifying, take heart: Even heroes feel afraid. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.”

What are heroes made of? They’re made of the same cells and tissue as the rest of us. This New Year we’re all Huskies: Be a hero today to someone who needs you.

It only takes five minutes.

Share your story

Are you dealing with the loss of a loved one this New Year? Share your grief with us so that we might also share in your healing.