PUBLIC EDUCATION BROCHURES

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• Planning for Peace of Mind

• Questions and Answers About Funeral Arrangements

• Questions and Answers About Cremation

• Chesapeake Crematory Inc. Policies and Procedures

• Health Insurance Information for Survivors

• Understanding Grief
  

CLIENT FORMS

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Forms to Use for Advance Planning:

• Maryland Advance Medical Directives (for your family and doctor)

• Information for Executor (for your estate's personal representative)

• Advance Directive for Disposition (for your family and Rapp)

• Vital Statistics (for your family and Rapp)

• Funeral Preferences (for your family and Rapp)

• Obituary Guidelines and Forms (for your family, Rapp, newspapers, and websites)

• Wallet Card

Forms to Use If a Death Has Occurred:

• Release of Body

• Authorization for Preparation of Remains

• Authorization for Disposition of Remains

• Authorization for Cremation (if applicable)

• Vital Statistics

• Obituary Guidelines and Forms

GRIEF SUPPORT

   To download Rapp's publication “Understanding Grief,” click here.

   The Center for Loss and Life Transition has articles on "Helping Yourself Heal" at:
www.centerforloss.com

   Tom Golden, LCSW, is a Washington, D.C.-based psychotherapist and author on grief. You can find many helpful resources on his website, “Crisis, Grief and Healing,” at www.webhealing.com.

   At www.GriefNet.org, you can find e-mail support groups and many other grief resources.

   At www.caringbridge.org, you can create a free personal website to stay in touch with friends and families during and after a life-threatening illness or event.

OTHER RESOURCES

   Some other websites with valuable information on funeral arrangements:

• Federal Trade Commission (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro19.shtm )
• Final Arrangements Network (www.finalarrangementsnetwork .com)