#MondayMourning: Louise the Unfortunate

No one knows Louise's real story. Legend has it that she traveled to Natchez sometime after the Civil War in search of her fiancé. For reasons unknown, she found herself stranded and husbandless.

Too proud to return home, she became a seamstress, maid, then "woman of the night." After dying in her mid-20s, a mysterious benefactor paid for her funeral and this headstone, more than what most paupers received.

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Follow me for more funeral hacks 👍🏻

(but seriously, I can help you think of ways to personalize funeral services)

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#WordyWednesday: Bleb

(used in a mortuary context)

A blister on a dead body, filled with stinky liquid, which usually turns into an area of skin slip (moist peeling skin) after it's been drained. Not fun at all.

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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.

- Leonardo DaVinci

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#MondayMourning: It’s YOUR Grief

Grief is a very individual experience. There are so many factors that affect it, like your personality, support network, beliefs, previous losses, and the security you feel in other aspects of your life (financial, housing, relationships, work).

Don't use the grief experiences of others as a gauge for your own. Grieve in the way that feels comfortable to you, and don't worry if others think you're doing it too much or too little.

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It’s July 5th! Do you know what that means???
It’s basically Halloween now! 🎃

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That it will never come again
is what makes life so sweet

- Emily Dickinson

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Don’t be dumb with fireworks, okay? 💥🤕💥

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Patriotic Passings: Did you know? Three of the founding fathers managed to die *on* the 4th of July! 🇺🇸

Thomas Jefferson - 1826
John Adams - 1826
James Monroe - 1831

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Happy 4th of July! Do your local mortician a favor and party responsibly. We can wait.

Fun fact: Uber surge pricing is cheaper than a funeral. Make plans to avoid driving drunk.

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