Funeral plans for my elderly friend

March 10, 2015 admin 0 Comments

I had been volunteering in the nursing home for over a year and had become very close with a lot of the patients living there. I took my job seriously, but always went out of my way to liven the place up. I had been reading with Mr. Thomas for the past few months now. His eyes were giving up on him and reading was his favourite thing in life. He loved hearing all kinds of stories, and it was a great way for me to brush up my reading skills, since the only text I voluntarily read was my horoscope in the daily newspaper.

Yesterday while doing my rounds, Mr. Thomas called me into his room for a chat. He said he had an odd request and didn’t want to trouble me. I told him I was happy to help in any way I could, and he went on to explain he no longer had any living relatives to help him. My friend had been given bad news from his doctor and wanted me to arrange a funeral service for him. I did my best not to show how upset I was at this news. I agreed to help him in any way I could, this man had become my friend and I felt so sad that he had nobody to turn to. He went on to explain that funerals that the nursing home plans are bland, boring and emotionless. He wanted a loving send off, even if no one showed up for it.

I got in touch with a local Perth funeral director and spent the next few hours of my afternoon working out the best way to give my friend a proper sendoff. Although I personally don’t care much for cremations, Perth elderly residents tend to go for this option. I was thankful for the support of the funeral director. He went to a great deal of effort making sure that Mr Thomas would have a nice ceremony. I understood their commitment to their customers, it’s touching to know people still care. Mr. Thomas was going to have a lovely funeral, thanks in no small part to the local Perth funeral director. When the time came for my friend to leave this world I knew he would be proud of his funeral.