Remember and celebrate the life of a loved one

Have you ever considered setting up an online memorial website to help remember and celebrate the life of a loved one?

The Brain and Spine Foundation have come together with memorial website specialists MuchLoved to offer you the ability to create your own website dedicated to a loved one who has died.

MuchLoved is a charity set up to help bereaved people following a death and they have set up a memorial website service for us that is both easy to use and sensitively designed along with comprehensive privacy settings.

The benefits of a memorial website service

This new type of online memorial can have a number of benefits:

There are no geographical or time constraints. Family living far away can share their memories in one place and ‘visit’ whenever they want, unbound by closing times or transport requirements.

And while there can be both words of remembrance and photographs, favourite songs and even video clips can also be added to illustrate and bring each particular memory to life. In this way, many chapters of stories, recollections, thoughts and life events can be built up to create a really special memorial and legacy.

An additional benefit that is sometimes overlooked is the way in which a memorial website can bring those affected by a death closer together by encouraging support and conversation. A place where friends and family can all contribute their pictures, tell their stories or express their feelings of loss can help everyone manage their grief together.

A large number of MuchLoved websites are also being created in the immediate aftermath of a death and as a result are often used to provide helpful details about the funeral and then afterwards to record poems and readings chosen for the service. The website address has in some cases even been printed on the order of service.

The process to create your memorial

In order to make the service accessible to everyone the process to create your memorial is kept very simple and no computer programming or website experience is necessary. There is a quick five-step process to follow, taking just a few minutes, and then you can view and even share your website immediately.

After this initial creation process, you can add content or make changes to it continually including designs and appearance. There are no limits to this so that you can always keep your tribute looking exactly as you want it.

Finding out more about MuchLoved

MuchLoved is a registered charity founded by Jonathan Davies after the death of his brother Philip at University in 1995. You can find out more about the background to MuchLoved and read their current news by visiting MuchLoved.

MuchLoved also has a comprehensive online resources area to give help and guidance to bereaved people and also to signpost specialist bereavement organisations and charities that may also be able to help.

We hope that you will consider joining in this very positive initiative by visiting MuchLoved and creating your own special memorial website.