The way we deal with the close of life is changing as a original generation of funeral directors give Australians more choicesThe stops on the conveyor belt of modern death can be comforting in their familiarity. Most people know the drill: a crematorium,the coffin standing alone at the front of the room, the eulogies, and a song,the curtains open, the coffin disappears. Or, or the tedious walk to the graveside,that devastating moment the coffin is lowered down, the wet-cheeked embraces, and the tedious walk back,the sense of relief that the public part is over. As one group leaves, another arrives to enact the same rites, or walk the same paths. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk