Dealing with Grief

During and after the loss of a loved one the experience of grief can be very isolating. Heritage Mortuary not only wants to celebrate your loved ones gifts to life during their funeral, memorial or cremation service. Additionally, we would like to help you take steps to counter the feelings of loneliness and disconnection. We care about your total healing process, which begins with assisting you  along your grief journey. On our website, you may find articles in our grief library that will make a difference in your day-to-day life. If you are experiencing an ambushed grief moment  please don't hesitate to call us for additional support. 

If you need additional support, feel free to join our Grief Share Support Group. Click Here for more information and to "Sign-Up" for Grief Support Group.

                                                                                           Ultimate Guide for “AMBUSHED” Grief

Sudden Death can be difficult to navigate. Emotionally, physically, and mentally. This is due to you not knowing the triggers that will cause you to grieve. Those triggers are sights, sounds, thoughts, smells, encounters that will send you into a whirlwind in a moment’s notice. That is why it is called, an ambushed grief moment. To summarize the thought…This will become your “new normal”. Now, that you have a clear understanding of an ambush grief moment.

Here is the ultimate guide for “AMBUSHED” grief. Use these four healthy steps to navigate through these moments.

1. Accept that these ambushed moments are a normal process while grieving.
2. After you have an ambushed episode, do not judge yourself.
3. Do not think of an ambushed episode as taking a step backward in grief process because this is not the case.
4. Last, allow yourself to feel and express these emotions as you move forward with your grief journey/process. 


The Mesothelioma Center has compiled a guide that details coping with the loss of a loved one to mesothelioma, that may be helpful to you and your family.

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