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11/20/2025

Today is Children’s Grief Awareness Day. Just like adults, children need the opportunity to grieve and discuss their feelings when a loved one dies. Grief experts also recommend the following:

- Use simple, direct language. Explain what happened using words they can understand. Avoid confusing euphemisms like "passed away" or "went to sleep".

- Encourage expression. Create opportunities for them to express themselves through drawing, playing, or storytelling. It's also important to listen without judgment.

- Be honest about your own feelings. Show your own grief in a controlled way to let them know it is okay to feel sad or upset.

- Maintain routines. Provide a sense of security by keeping daily routines as consistent as possible.

- Offer reassurance. Provide extra comfort and reassurance. Let them know it's okay to ask for help and that things will get better over time.

- Seek professional help if needed. If a child's distress lasts for more than a few weeks, or if the loss was sudden or violent, consider seeking professional help from a licensed therapist or counselor.

Visit our website for more information on grief and healing.

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11/19/2025

Can gratitude make you happier?

The holiday season oftentimes comes packaged with high expectations. Experts suggest that one aspect of the Thanksgiving season can actually lift the spirits, and it's built right into the holiday - being grateful.

New research shows that gratitude is consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.

Here are a few suggestions to cultivate gratitude on a regular basis:

- Write a thank-you note or email expressing your enjoyment and appreciation of the person's impact on your life. Send it, or better yet, deliver it and read it with the person. Make a habit of sending at least one gratitude letter a month. And once in a while, write one to yourself.

- No time to write? Think about someone who has done something nice for you, and mentally thank the individual.

- Keep a gratitude journal. Make it a habit to write down the thoughts you have about the gifts you've received each day.

- Count your blessings. Pick a time every week to sit down and write about your blessings - taking the time to reflect on what went right or what you are grateful for. Sometimes it helps to pick a number, such as three to five things, that you will identify each week.

- Pray. People who are religious can use prayer to cultivate gratitude by saying thank you for their blessings.

- Meditate. Mindfulness meditation involves focusing on the present moment without judgment. Although people often focus on a word or phrase (such as "peace"), it is also possible to focus on what you're grateful for (the warmth of the sun, a pleasant sound, etc.).

Source: Harvard Medical School
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11/18/2025

https://www.morrillfuneralhome.com/obituary/dennis-santelli

Holland Dennis F. Santelli, 62, of Marcy Rd., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 16th, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, after a brief battle with Lymphoma. He leaves his wife of 38 years, Tina M. Biercuk Santelli his two children, Lauren Button and her husband Matthew of

11/14/2025

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11/12/2025

At Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, we are proud to honor our Veterans. We provide you and your family with professional and dignified funeral and cremation options, and we recognize our nation’s heroes for their dedicated and selfless service to our country.

Please visit our website for information on Veterans burial benefits, or contact us at (508) 764-7922.

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11/11/2025

Today we remember and honor our Veterans. Thank you for your brave and dedicated service. 🇺🇸
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11/07/2025

We are thankful for our Veterans. 🇺🇸

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11/06/2025

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month. We honor the physicians, nurses, aides, therapists, social workers, chaplains, and all others who work to assist patients in their time of need. Thank you for your kind and respectful care.
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11/05/2025

United States Veterans who were honorably discharged are entitled to certain government benefits upon death, and usually include:

- Grave space at one of our 157 national cemeteries

- Grave Marker/Headstone

- United States Flag

- Presidential Memorial Certificate

- Military Honors

In order to receive these benefits, a military discharge form called a DD214 must be presented to the funeral home.

Now is the time to ensure that your proper paperwork is in order. Copies of your DD214 should be kept on file at the funeral home and included with your funeral pre-arrangement.

Please contact us with any questions concerning Veterans burial benefits at (508) 764-7922.

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11/05/2025

https://www.morrillfuneralhome.com/obituary/eric-curboy

Wales Eric D. Curboy, age 40, of 47 Stafford Holland Rd., passed away suddenly on Friday, October 31st, at the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield. He leaves his soul mate and love of his life Katie Angers and their 5 children, Layla Rain, Ella Sage, Dylan River, Gavin Forest, and Nicholas

11/04/2025

“Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country, and this world.” 🇺🇸
- Sharon Salzberg

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11/03/2025

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Miami, FL / Southbridge With heavy hearts and great sadness, the family of Jonathan Evan Santa shares the news of his passing on October 26, 2025, at the age of 36. Jonathan was the devoted father of Jaiden Santa of Miami the loving husband of Nicla Paciotti of Miami the