Pamoja is a word in Swahili, meaning “together”. It signifies unity, collaboration, and shared purpose. What purpose? Glad you asked, it is a coming together for those who may be terminally ill or facing near death diagnosis or elderly persons who want to be honored while they are still living. I have been imagining this business for so many years. When exactly? It was as a young teenager when my mother was very very ill and she made me promise to not have a formal funeral for her. She wanted to be buried within 24 hours of her final breath. How could I accomplish that? What a daunting task for a young girl..I started on my “Pamoja” journey then without even recognizing it..How? I told all her siblings & my own siblings her wishes… so they would understand what she wanted and why! It wasn’t enough , I felt I needed to formalize her wishes..I wanted to celebrate it not dismiss it..but how? I mentioned the idea to close family and they laughed at my idea. Fast forward 20 years, I couldn’t leave the idea alone..I tried..I tried to dismiss it..I can’t.. I need this business, there are people who need this..if you are reading this application you may need this…Why? What is a Living Funeral? It is you controlling your legacy , the remembrance of you and detailing your life’s journey to those in attendance. Together you and I discuss how you want to be remembered. We do not leave it up to chance or the ignorance of those close to you to ty to fill in the gaps of your life in a document called an obituary. Let’s do it now.. tell me your life story and I will organize your living funeral and you will tell me how intimate you want this gathering, who you want to be there, who you need to be there. Do you want to reveal your diagnosis? Do you want to reveal secrets that do not need to go to the grave?
No, we don’t know the day we will die however we can set aside a date when we want to gather/unite with selected friends and family to memorialize our life. This is critical for those who are advanced in years.
The end result of what I offer can be used to replace a formal funeral &/or can be used to supplement it. Instead of an obituary we create your Journey of Life or HerStory…, formal invitations are sent to those whom you like and then we formally begin your living service.
There are people in your life now past & current who deserve to know your life story. We can make that happen…you not only get to smell your roses while you are alive you get to see them presented to you while you are still here..your way your style. It’s your LEGACY OF LIFE!