On The Net

The internet is a fast and easy way to get information on a number of topics. We have included some sites that could be useful to you or someone you know.

Families Forever
www.angelfire.com/poetry/talina

A support group known as Families Forever offers live services to all parents experiencing child loss and specifically parents that have discovered their child has a fatal diagnostic. Free services offered include a chat room, discussion board, stories, free web page, journals, newsletter, articles and general coping tips amongst other things. Visit the website or refer it to families that are in need of support.

It’s your life!

www.itsyourlife.com.au

If you want to know about retirement villages in Australia, this website is the right place. The website is a resource for prospective retirement village residents and their families. It can help you at every stage of the process, from understanding what retirement villages are and how they work, to finding suitable accommodation that meets your requirements and is within your budget. It can even help you find an experienced law firm to provide specific legal advice and complete the transaction for you. Some of the website features include a Resource Centre, Seniors Links and Money Links.

Diamonds are Forever

www.memorialdiamond.net

A Memorial Diamond is a natural diamond infused with the cremated remains of loved ones, an eternal remembrance to be passed down through the generations. Once the diamond has been created, you can have it inscribed as you wish – with a meaningful phrase or even with your loved one’s name, birth date and date of passing. Available in sizes ranging up to two carats, these precious gems can be sculpted in different cuts and a variety of unique colors including green, blue and yellow. To keep your loved one close to your heart, you can also have the gem mounted in a gold or platinum ring or pendant.

A Virtual Memorial Garden

http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au

In a typical memorial garden you find plaques, rose bushes, benches and niche walls dedicated to the memories of loved ones. Cemeteries around Australia also provide these types of facilities. However, it’s not always possible to visit a memorial in person due to distance, health or time commitments.

The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board in Perth has developed a ‘virtual’ memorial garden that you can visit any time, from anywhere in the world, the first in Australia to develop such a service. Memories e-ternal is an internet memorial service that provides a way to celebrate a person’s life in words, pictures, sound and video clips. Memories e-ternal complements another online service developed by the Board – Funeral Webcasting.

Funeral services can be transmitted over the internet for absent friends and family. Permanent recordings of the funeral services can also be ordered and segments, such as the eulogy, can be included in the deceased’s online memorial.

Funeral Information
http://www.funeral-info.com.au/

When a death occurs few people are well prepared, most need assistance and support. The Funeral Information Australia website is intended to open up the subject and give some ideas at a time when we feel most vulnerable.
This site advocates selecting the opinions of someone you trust, talking over your budget and any special arrangements then calling Funeral Directors. It tells people to ‘shop around’ a little before deciding who they will use to arrange the funeral, to ask questions, to not be led into unnecessary spending and to also remember ‘Dignity not Debt’.