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The Undertaking

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Nevada and Anthony Verrino

They are the parents of two-year-old Anthony John Verrino, who was born with a rare genetic condition. They decided to share their story about their beloved son with others as a way to honor him -- the "incredible little person" whom they were blessed to have.

Read an interview with the Verrinos
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Nevada and Anthony Verrino

Nevada's eulogy for their son, Anthony John
Nevada and Anthony Verrino

"What we've learned ... what people need to understand..."
Nevada and Anthony Verrino

"I do go to the cemetery sometimes ... I feel almost a sort of kinship with these women who have buried these children..."
Nevada and Anthony Verrino

"Grief is hard work."

Anne Beardsley

Anne's beloved Aunt Mary passed away at the age of 84, shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Mary Leonard was "pretty direct about things in her life," and so it was when it came to facing death and dying. But that didn't make it any easier for Anne to deal with the loss.
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Anne Beardsley

Anne's thoughts about being present when Aunt Mary died ... how hard it is to deal with grief...

David King

His dad, Dennis King, died from cancer at the age of 72. David initially was skeptical about the meaningfulness of a funeral, but after his father's wake and accompanying his father's body to the crematory, he now thinks differently about it.
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David King

"I think a funeral can be a very surreal thing."
David King

Why it was an open-casket ceremony and what it was like being present for his father's cremation...

Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly, 85, met with funeral director Patrick Lynch to go over the final details of his own funeral - when that day comes. He knows exactly what it will be: one viewing, a Mass, cremation, and then burial right beside his beloved wife, Jean.
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Robert Kelly

His feelings about making advance plans for his funeral ... his memories of Jean's death and funeral...
Robert Kelly

What the grief is like still ... and what's ahead for him...

 

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posted october 30, 2007

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