Funeral

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Katelyn, I'm sorry you've lost your grandmother, I know it's a sad time for you, and frightening as well. Dave's right about the funeral, either a casket or an urn and it won't be very different from a non-cremation (hey, you did spell it right, by the way) funeral. If you need someone to listen to you about any of this, I certainly will (lots of experience, out of 6 grandparents, I have only 1 left), as I'm sure almost anyone here will.

Jnadke, listen to robomama, everyone grieves in their own way, and it's not always the same way every time. I have a bad habit of laughing (yep, laughing, but I do cry as well) at funerals and other serious situations. At my Grandfather's funeral when I was 14, a rather large and disagreeable Aunt sat down on a folding chair at the gravesite and broke the chair. I managed not to laugh out loud, but I was shaking so hard, next thing I knew, I was surrounded by other relatives, who held and consoled me (they were all worried about me because I had been holding my grandfather's hand when he died). I felt bad about laughing at first, but I eventually realized it did nothing to diminish how much I loved my grandfather or anyone else I lost. So, listen to your elders here, and don't be ashamed, it sounds like you loved your grandfather very much.

Heidi