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This page has been specially designed for children who may be finding it difficult coping with the loss of a loved one.If you are feeling sad, lonely or confused, you are not alone. We are here to help you. If you want to talk to someone other than your family or friends, you can call me on 01924 465402.

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Glossary of terms

Cemetery - A place for burying the person who has died. Also called a graveyard.
Coffin - A special box in which the dead person's body is buried or cremated.
Cremation - The burning to ashes of a dead body.
Crematorium - The place where dead bodies are burned and made into ashes.
Funeral - A gathering held to say goodbye to the dead person before they are buried or cremated.
Funeral Director - A person who looks after the dead person and the funeral.
Funeral Home - A place where the person who has died lies in the coffin until the funeral. The place where a Funeral Director works.
Grave - A hole in the ground within a cemetery where a person is buried.
Headstone - A stone placed on the grave that has the name of the dead person on it.
Suicide - When a person decides they do not want to live anymore and takes their own life.
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