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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Lille
Posted by Kulprobert on March 1, 2017, 11:14 a.m.
Feb 28 was Lille's 1st death cafe. It was posted on meetup. 25 people registered, 7 attended, the most important item discussed being the refusal of the French govt to authorize euthanasia, the right to die in dignity. People can't understand why Belgium has it but not France. One reason is Belgium is a relatively egalitarian society whereas France is very elitist: the elite can die in comfort, the rest often is obliged to suffer. A solution is to move to New Zealand where there's a club of seniors that builds its own coffins: cheap underground furniture. Read Michelle Innis' March 1 2017 NYT article.
New Blog post: To My Unborn Child : a mother writes.
Posted by Arusha on March 1, 2017, 10:11 a.m. 1 comment
i was my mother’s only child, and she almost died giving birth to me.
we were best friends. the kind that bicker & argue all the time.
we were also so incredibly stubborn.
my mother died in 2013, when i was 32 years old.
we had just spent 18 months living together in an absurdly large house in Goa.
18 months with my mother and her liver tumour.
her dying was an earthquake & a tsunami ...
New Blog post: Two years is nothing when you’ve lost your mum
Posted by Kiran Sidhu on March 1, 2017, 8:36 a.m. 20 comments
Two years on I see my mother's untimely death as a defining moment in my life; it has changed me, shaped me, taken away any innocence, swamped me, it has filled my mind, taken my heart hostage and changed the past. I say it has changed the past because memories of past events, before she died, have changed. Otherwise innocuous memories have become painful, because they are memories of what was before, before it ...
Video: “I help people to live until that very last moment” (5 min)
Posted by Jon Underwood on Feb. 28, 2017, 2:36 p.m. 2 comments
Death Cafe write up: Comox Valley Death Cafe
Posted by Dale Presly and Diane Palmason on Feb. 28, 2017, 1:24 p.m.
This fifth in our current series of Death Cafes in the Comox Seniors Centre was held on the afternoon after yet another unusual (for the Comox Valley) snowfall. Fortunately the temperature had risen enough that the snow was almost clear of walkways and entries by the time participants started to arrive.
Twenty-one people joined us, with a positive mix of new-comers and regulars. They are invited to seat themselves at one of the tables arranged to seat four, preferably with someone that have not yet met.
The hosts give a brief outline of Death Cafe principles, plus an outline of the format: sharing for the first hour, a ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Newtown
Posted by Melissa Halliday on Feb. 27, 2017, 9:59 p.m.
Some courageous participants talking about the ordinary and extraordinary around end of life and how much easier it is to talk about death when you get to practise in a safe space like this; feedback expressed the hunger people have to talk about death and dying but the lack of safe forums to do it and their gratitude they can come to something like this. We looked at a range of areas from what to write on a Sympathy card (most agreed that people are generally just grateful you are holding them in your thoughts and don't want your opinions or pity so you don't have ...
Death Cafe write up: Lancaster County's February Death Cafe
Posted by BLLLINK on Feb. 27, 2017, 10:09 a.m.
Excellent conversations today ... our first time meeting in a funeral home.
Wonderful reception and a really nice meeting place.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Annville, Pennsylvania
Posted by BLLLINK on Feb. 27, 2017, 10:04 a.m.
Outside the fierce weather front was passing by.
Inside, we heard nothing as the 17 participants in Annville's first Death Cafe were focused on one another's conversations.
We enjoyed cake, tea, coffee and home-made candy, too. And the participants decided, "We must do this again."
A Good Death:
- Dignity
- Love
- Legacy.
Music by Kagemusha Taiko, now available on CD or download.
Press: Let's talk about dying; Death cafes come to Lancaster County
Posted by BLLLINK on Feb. 26, 2017, 5:53 a.m.
The calls, emails and texts barraged us after Erin Negley's article about our first Death Cafe in January. We quickly realized the number of people who wanted to attend exceeded our venue and table facilitators - so we immediately rescueduled a second one the week following.
Erin's piece was ...
See more at: LNP - Always Lancaster | http://lancasteronline.com/
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Annville, Pennsylvania
Posted by BLLLINK on Feb. 26, 2017, 5:41 a.m.
While outside a massive weather front was blasthing through, the 17 people who came to Annville's first Death Cafe were engrossed in conversation in "The Cellar" at the Annville Free Library.
We never knew the storm was passing because of the compassionate, caring and thoughtful conversations that were being shared.
Moreover participants delighted in cake, cookies, coffee, tea and delicious home-made candy.
As the Death Cafe drew to a close, the question was, "When's the next one?"
The awards were announced at the NCPC’s 25th anniversary event at the House of Lords on 22 February.
Over 90 entries were received for the four categories. The awards were presented by Joan, Baroness ...
http://www.ncpc.org.uk/news/winners-announced-2017-ncpc-awards
Death Cafe write up: Belleville, IL Death Cafe
Posted by maggieboone on Feb. 24, 2017, 2:13 p.m.
We had a lot of interesting discussion spanning a variety of topics. It was nice to see all of the new participants from last month return as well as one of our original participants. After greeting everyone and more introductions, we started our discussions.
The first topic began when it was asked of the participant that was diagnosed with Parkinson’s had started a dialog with the family about death in respect to what she wanted at the end of life. This became a segway into the importance of advanced directives, and the different forms one should have easy access to. The information everyone in Illinois should look ...
Death Cafe write up: Stratford Death Cafe
Posted by Stratford on Feb. 23, 2017, 7:35 a.m.
We held our first Death Cafe in Stratford, Ontario last night, facilitated by Holly Shephard. Eleven people attended as well as me (the baker) and Holly making us a lucky group of 13 mortal souls.
We broke into 3 groups, and switched up the groups mid-way through the event. Conversation was free-flowing, fascinating, and thought provoking. Many of the people in attendance reported that they would like to join in another Death Cafe. I feel that the first Stratford Deah Cafe was very successful.
Death Cafe write up: Lancaster County's February Death Cafe
Posted by BLLLINK on Feb. 21, 2017, 4:02 p.m.
We had a pleasant Day for a Death Cafe - our third of the year here in Lancaster County.
Very positive comments from the participants; so we'll be looking at another in a month or so.