Death Cafe Capalaba, Brisbane
A write up of Death Cafe Capalaba, Brisbane
By Beth OBrien
Our first meeting for Capalaba was in our local community room at the Council Library. It was lovely to see social workers and palliative care nurses attend from our local hospital and other members of our community. It was very interesting to hear from the hospital team and how families are still quiet on the topic of end of life planning. Their team also discussed the need for a hospice in our area and the need for more palliative care beds for the communtiy. We were grateful for their attendance and interest. A startling piece of data that they shared was the 74% of people surveyed wished to die at home, and in actual fact 24% had that opportunity. Also mentioned was the book by Sarah Winch - Best Death Possible. We discussed how we might jointly work on public education, and we discussed the webpage mygriefassist. A lively conversation with enthusiastic members.