Diamond Created From Ashes

A man in Italy found a way to remember his son by transforming his ashes into a diamond despite the costly and lengthy process.

Many people find it comforting to carry something reminding them of a departed loved one everywhere they go, especially parents who have lost their children. A man in Italy found a way to remember his son by transforming his ashes into a diamond despite the costly and lengthy process.

The 55-year-old father from Treviso, Italy, had buried his 20-year-old son's body after the son had died in a car accident earlier this year. Later, he found out about this special way to keep his son close. He unearthed and cremated the body to send the ashes to a Switzerland company where the $18,000 process of compressing the ashes into a diamond would take place.

The carbon in the ashes is filtered and refined. Afterwards, the ashes are converted into a diamond in a high-pressure chamber. The same heat and pressure in the chamber used to create other man-made diamonds are responsible for forming these "remembrance diamonds."

8 months later, the diamond serving as a constant reminder of his son was received by the father.

The Swiss company that specializes in this process quotes varying prices based on how big the diamond is.

Bryan-Braker Adapts To The Needs Of Families

Fairfield - Bryan-Braker adapts to the needs of the families they serve. While providing funeral, cemetery and cremation services to local families for over 50 years there have been some changes.

Bryan-Braker realizes the value of personalization and its value to the families we serve. Celebrating a life lived through gatherings that allow more family participation and stories about how we remember our loved one are much more common today. Families are encouraged to bring in photographs of different times in their lives, doing what they loved to do for hobbies, fun, traveling, or being with family and friends. The photographs help to create a fuller picture of the person’s life. The times that made us laugh and times that made a difference in other people’s lives. From customized memorial folders to video tributes, we want to create a memorable service for everyone. This personalization will have them talking, laughing, crying and sharing memories. Helping families gather these life mementos, photos, memories, and to plan the gathering or celebration of one’s life is what we do at Bryan-Braker.

To help deliver this service we have invested in state of the art audio/visual equipment and have well trained staff that can scan a box of photo memories and turn them into a 6 to 10 minute video production that is a beautiful mosaic of the person’s life. This production would be accompanied by music and is a beautiful tribute to a life lived. Additional copies of the production can be given to family and friends. Also, we can create slideshows that can be continually shown on wall mounted LCD screens throughout the lobby areas during the visitations.

By staying up to date on technology, we have yet another tool for us to use to meet the needs of today’s families. We know that you only get to plan the service once and whether the family chooses a small or a grand send off, Bryan-Braker can help with all the details with special care of your loved one, assisting with hotel rooms for out of town guests, to the reception planning after the service.

Another trend is, more and more families are choosing cremation and we have our own crematory at our cemetery Fairmont Memorial Park and this is comforting to families knowing their loved one never leaves our care.

I often hear people say ….“There is nothing new in funeral service.” But that is only true if you’re not open to new ideas. We will always strive to be the best funeral service provider by having the best funeral directors and the necessary technology to meet the needs of the families we are privileged to serve.

Join Us Today 10:00am To 6:00pm

Bryan-Braker Funeral Home Invites You

Wednesday August 24th 2016

10:00am to 6:00pm

1850 W Texas Street Fairfield CA 94533

• Understand the 4 simple steps of funeral planning
• Learn how to guarantee the costs of your funeral for life
• Are you a veteran? We will review the additional benefits that may be available to you
• Study up on the basics of Medicaid
• Tour of the funeral home

The Benefits of Pre-Planning Your Funeral

Our keynote speaker and pre-arrangement specialist, Gregg Gromacki, will provide you with important information regarding pre-planning your funeral, the options available to you, and why this task is so meaningful and necessary.

What to do When a Loved One Has Died

Craig Bryan, owner and President of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, will explain what you need to do at the time of a death and will answer any additional questions you have about funerals and the funeral home.

The Bryan-Braker Difference 

Who would you choose in your time of need? Allow us to show you the reasons why Bryan-Braker Funeral Home is the right choice for you.

 Refreshments will be provided and a PRIZE DRAWING will be held. Both speakers will be available after the program to answer your questions.

Please RSVP At (707) 425-4697

Join Us This Wednesday August 24th

Bryan-Braker Funeral Home Invites You

Wednesday August 24th 2016

10:00am to 6:00pm

1850 W Texas Street Fairfield CA 94533

• Understand the 4 simple steps of funeral planning
• Learn how to guarantee the costs of your funeral for life
• Are you a veteran? We will review the additional benefits that may be available to you
• Study up on the basics of Medicaid
• Tour of the funeral home

The Benefits of Pre-Planning Your Funeral

Our keynote speaker and pre-arrangement specialist, Gregg Gromacki, will provide you with important information regarding pre-planning your funeral, the options available to you, and why this task is so meaningful and necessary.

What to do When a Loved One Has Died

Craig Bryan, owner and President of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, will explain what you need to do at the time of a death and will answer any additional questions you have about funerals and the funeral home.

The Bryan-Braker Difference 

Who would you choose in your time of need? Allow us to show you the reasons why Bryan-Braker Funeral Home is the right choice for you.

 Refreshments will be provided and a PRIZE DRAWING will be held. Both speakers will be available after the program to answer your questions.

Please RSVP At (707) 425-4697

Grief Support Resources

The emotional upheaval these trying times can cause is sometimes so overwhelming that even the support of friends and family may not help relieve the amount of sadness and grief you feel.

At Bryan-Braker Funeral Home we offer the following aftercare grief sessions:

»  Center for Loss & Transition 
A leading provider of information and inspiration in the areas of illness and dying, loss and grief, healthy caregiving, life transition, and spirituality.

»  Growth House 
An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues. Hypertext topic pages link to sites around the world. Links to hospice and home care, bereavement, death with dignity, AIDS, and related topics in life-threatening illness.

»  GriefNet 
GriefNet is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. They have many email support groups. Their integrated approach to online grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues.

»  National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 
Committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.

You're Invited!

Bryan-Braker Funeral Home Invites You

Wednesday August 24th 2016

10:00am to 6:00pm

1850 W Texas Street Fairfield CA 94533

• Understand the 4 simple steps of funeral planning
• Learn how to guarantee the costs of your funeral for life
• Are you a veteran? We will review the additional benefits that may be available to you
• Study up on the basics of Medicaid
• Tour of the funeral home

The Benefits of Pre-Planning Your Funeral

Our keynote speaker and pre-arrangement specialist, Gregg Gromacki, will provide you with important information regarding pre-planning your funeral, the options available to you, and why this task is so meaningful and necessary.

What to do When a Loved One Has Died

Craig Bryan, owner and President of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, will explain what you need to do at the time of a death and will answer any additional questions you have about funerals and the funeral home.

The Bryan-Braker Difference 

Who would you choose in your time of need? Allow us to show you the reasons why Bryan-Braker Funeral Home is the right choice for you.

 Refreshments will be provided and a PRIZE DRAWING will be held. Both speakers will be available after the program to answer your questions.

Please RSVP At (707) 425-4697

When A Death Occurs At Home Or In The Workplace

When a death occurs at home or in the workplace, a family member or co-worker should contact emergency personnel. If the death occurs at home with family or friends present, and the person is under a physician's care, the family will want to call us directly.

However, if the death occurs in a residence and no one is there at the time of death, the police will need to be notified and respond to the residence before the deceased is removed from their home.

If in any case you are not sure of who to notify or what to do, you may call Bryan-Braker, and we'll assist you in notifying the proper agencies.

Does Pre-Planning Require Pre-Payment?

The simple answer is just two letters: No. You can set plan to paper by simply recording your wishes, and leave it for your family to pay for your desired services at the time of your passing.

Or, you can protect you and your family from inflation, by pre-funding your plan. This ensures your expenses will be covered when you need them to be.

When you choose to pre-fund your final arrangements, your money is put in a state-approved trust account or top-rated insurance company until required. After your pre-plan is paid for in full, our price is guaranteed. You will never have to pay more for the services you have already paid for.

Another point we’d like to stress: When you pre-plan with Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, your plan will go where you go. No matter where you reside at the time of your passing, no matter what funeral home you choose to work with, your plan will be transferable to any funeral home in the United States.

Why Pre-Plan with Bryan-Braker Funeral Home?

By pre-planning with us, you’re assured that your final wishes are known. This relieves your family of the burden of making difficult decisions, under emotional duress. Through pre-funding your plan, expenses will be covered when you need them to be. That's guaranteed.

Our plans offer a variety of payment options to fit your needs. Choose the payment option that's right for you.

How Writing A Eulogy Can Help With Grief

After the death of a loved one, we find ourselves having to deal with grief. Sadly this is what we all have to do. We have hardly come to terms with news of the passing away of our loved ones, then we have to start dealing with stress of making all sorts of arrangements, including for the funeral. How can writing a eulogy help with coping with grief following the loss of a loved one?

For a eulogy to be helpful, it has to be good. It helps by removing one of the potential sources of stress during the making of funeral arrangements. This is especially the case if you have the fear of writing or the fear of speaking in public. This can lead to anxiety which can potentially compound the uncertainty following the loss of a loved one.

The problem most people have with writing eulogies is that they are so terrified of making mistakes that they get stuck at the beginning of the of the whole process. They do not how to start or how to go about it. First, there is the fear of not knowing what to say which may sometimes be followed by the anxiety of worrying that perhaps one may have said too much.

The third reason why being able to write a eulogy will be helpful especially during the time of mourning, following the loss of a loved one, is that it will help you take away the fear of not knowing how people will react, since you will have more confidence and what they to say. This will help you worry less about what people have to say.

These three factors will help you cut down or reduce your stress level as you begin to deal with the already emotional and challenging time that death of a loved one brings. All three points or factors will help to give your mind an immediate doable task that you can focus on.

This is particularly true if one knows how to write a good eulogy or learns how to do it. The good thing about this is that it gives you an opportunity to tell story of your loved one in your own words. The mere fact of being able say positive things about your loved one and share it with others will help to lift your outlook and mood.

This will help you to counter the depressing effect that may sometimes accompany the grief response. This is a good outcome that will to some extent depend one figuring out how to write a good eulogy.



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5 Things You Can Do To Personalize A Funeral Service

Traditional funerals following a typical pattern are more frequently being replace by personalized funeral services. As a funeral professional, you have the opportunity to help your client families create a service that truly reflects the unique character of the life being commemorated. There are many options available to do this, and here we will cover five of the most impactful that will establish your funeral home as a progressive business, while gratifying your client families in their desire to celebrate the life and individualism of their loved one.

1. Tribute Videos

Thorough representation of the departed is imperative to a successful personalized service. One of the most meaningful ways to do this is to honor the departed with a video tribute. Including photographs that showcase the life story and major milestones and set to music selected by the family, video tributes may be played during visitation or memorial services. Simple software can help you create touching, expert presentations that will set the tone of the service.

2. Personalized Keepsakes

Unique keepsakes, such as candles customized with photographs and themes befitting the deceased can be made available to the family or all attendees. With the ability to keep memories alive, they are perfect for providing comfort during anniversaries or holidays. Other distinctive mementos are personalized holiday remembrance ornaments, bookmarks, pendants and jewelry. Touchstones that can be tangibly accessed deliver solace and continue remembrance.

3. Personal Objects

Use decorations during visitation or memorial services to focus on the favorite hobbies and passions of the deceased. Treasured books of an avid reader may be displayed, golf clubs for a golfer, a quilt made by a quilter, even cookies for a baker. Create an atmosphere that faithfully characterized the departed; mourners will find comfort in these objects that recall their loved ones' interests during life.

4. Memorial Websites

Memorial websites allow friends and family to leave memories, photos and videos. Entirely representative of the personality of the deceased and virtually everlasting, they can be shared with everyone or restricted to a few. An online tribute like this can be visited at any time and updated whenever desired. The family may want to post the tribute video to this type of website, or even the recorded funeral webcast - with password encryption for privacy.

5. Funeral Stationery

Memorial folders and other pieces of personalized funeral stationery provide an exceptional vehicle to illustrate life milestones, photos, jokes, favorite song lyrics and prayers of the departed. Applying a theme that symbolizes him or her further customizes the celebration of that precious life. Again, given to attendees to bring home reinforces the personal nature of the funeral service.

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