Fuze Foundation

Motivation, Pledge, Purpose, Present and Future Motivation A funeral is the last ceremony of a person’s life and everyone deserves a decent goodbye. However, funeral ceremonies have had lack of personalisation and lack of focus on a deceased’s life. This has encouraged us to devise a way of how funeral ceremonies should be conducted to...

Honouring Those That Have Passed

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Grieving from afar – adapting funeral rites and rituals in COVID-19 times

Mourners have been left in a state of emotional anguish, as strict social distancing regulations restrict attendance at funeral ceremonies. Can technology offer support during these unprecedented times? COVID-19 has displaced our lives. Restrictions on funeral gatherings, since the lockdown in March, has limited the number of mourners able to physically attend a service. Clinically...

Fond Farewells

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A Funeral during Coronavirus

This pandemic has presented unique challenges and changes for bereaved families who are organising funerals for their loved ones during this awful time. Yes, funerals are still taking place but with some very crucial changes. Currently, Registration offices are closed to the public.  Deaths are being registered remotely and death certificates are being sent electronically...

Dying Matters:  The Importance of Discussing Death

Hatching, matching and dispatching, or more formally, births, marriages and deaths, are considered to be three of the most significant milestones in a person’s life.  With the help of social media, when it comes to hatching and matching, 21st century society is ALL about expressing emotions and feelings (#feels) and sharing memories through tweets and...

The Fuze Foundation:  Revolutionising the Funeral Industry

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Jane’s Story, a tribute to her dad

In April 2018 Jane received devastating news. Her much loved dad, Gerry, had been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and only had weeks to live. She was devastated. She and partner Mike had been thinking about getting married in 2019, but hadn’t got far with planning. She was so looking forward to the part of her...

Saving the world when you’re gone

There are alternatives to a traditional burial or cremation.  Check out our previous blog – Innovative ways of saving the planet after you die Bu there is now another alternative which is being marketed as a ‘Green Cremation’. This “gentle, eco-friendly alternative to flame-based cremation” uses an alkaline solution made with potassium hydroxide to reduce a...