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  Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation.  For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.  ~Albert Einstein Releasing the ashes of your deceased loved one is an emotional time. The scattering of ashes symbolizes the freedom your loved one has in his or her forever resting place. It can also be cathartic in saying goodbye or letting go of a loved one.  Creating a unique ash scattering ceremony takes time, thought, and planning. The ceremony should tell the story of your loved one’s life and serve a way to keep their memory alive. If you’re looking for inspiration, here are some suggestions for giving your loved one a special ash scattering sendoff. Water Release One of the most popular ways to scatter a loved one’s ashes, a water release symbolizes the cleansing of the soul and freedom. While most people consider taking a boat out on the water to scatter ashes, this could result in the ashes blowin...

Merriam-Webster defines a crisis as an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending, especially one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome. While this word gets tossed around casually, such as a mid-life crisis, or an unemployment crisis in our country, there is another crisis that needs confronting, the opioid crisis. If you don’t think this crisis lives and breathes in your area, you are wrong, chances are someone with an opioid addiction could live next door and it needs to be addressed. The statistics are staggering. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or NIH, every day, 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of opioids includes illegal and synthetic versions. Roughly 21-29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain end up misusing them and becoming addicted.  OxyContin Heroin Vicodin Morphine Hydrocodone Other prescription pain relievers H...

Our own mortality is not a topic we often address on a daily basis. Yet, death is something we all have to face. Sadly, in many cases, the deceased will leave their loved ones to handle their final arrangements, guessing about their final wishes. As an alternative to having loved ones make their final decisions for them, more people are opting to pre-plan their cremation. Pre-planning your cremation and if you wish any type of memorialization, is often met with anxiety when sharing this information with others due to the sensitivity of the topic. By advance planning, you have the peace of mind knowing you have shared your wishes and the comfort of knowing arrangement decisions have been made and relieving your family of decision making at their time of grief. Writing down your wishes is by far the best and easiest way to let your loved ones know your final intentions. This list of specific instructions serves as a blueprint of your wishes and can include such instructions as where...

Let’s face it: most people don’t want to think about pre-planning their funeral, especially if they are healthy and living their best life. Hard to believe, this may be the perfect time to plan your passing. Planning now will take the decision-making stress off of your family, and save you and your loved ones thousands of dollars. Pre-need insurance sets aside funds for your cremation before the need arises.  It is an insurance policy that protects your loved ones from the financial burden after you die.  It covers the costs of pre-determined expenses and can protect against inflation and the rising cost of expenses by locking into today's prices. A1 Affordable Cremation offers funding through insurance because it protects our customers, the consumer. In addition to removing the decision-making burden from your family and loved ones, there are many benefits to pre-arranged plans among them:  Confirms the service you choose now will be guaranteed for the same ...

Genetic testing services are extremely popular today, and with good reason. They not only allow people to complete their family trees and/or connect with long-lost family members, but they also offer invaluable insights into people’s personal health, such as their risk of developing a range of conditions or diseases. But what if one of your family members has passed? Is it too late to preserve their DNA? Not necessarily. A1 Affordable Cremation proudly uses DNA Memorial to preserve your loved one’s DNA. We send DNA Memorial your loved one’s DNA before the cremation process, and they properly store it for analysis. DNA must be collected before cremation since the cremation process destroys medical and genealogical DNA. Here are some of the reasons you should consider preserving your loved one’s DNA before cremation: Genetic Testing Post Mortem DNA testing is very complicated and can only be performed by specialized laboratories. DNA Memorial has the ability to facilitate any...