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We had to become experts at juggling our stress while also providing comfort to others. The word "comfort" comes from the Latin – com, meaning "with," and Fortis, meaning "strength." Literally, to provide someone with comfort is to come alongside them with "strength" or "to make someone stronger." And that's what we have been doing this past year.

Many funeral directors see their role as serving a greater purpose, some even iterating a modified proverb known as the Peter Parker principle, "With great responsibility comes great reward." However, a funeral director's occupation requires more than physical labor and a particular skill set. It requires "superpowers" to take on the emotional labor of listening to grieving families.