References for Central Houston's August 2024 Death Cafe
A write up of Central Houston’s Monthly Death Cafe - August 2024
Central Houston's August 2024 Death Cafe
What a diverse and wonderful group! 25 folks attended this month's vibrant discussion at the McGovern Stella-Link Library.
Below you can find links to various things mentioned during the dialogue:
Local events and groups:
- Sept 14: Michael J Fox Run/Walk for Parkinson's
https://give.michaeljfox.org/event/2024-houston-run-walk/e544377
- The Jung Center
https://junghouston.org/
- Community for Conscious Aging https://www.communityforconsciousaging.org/
- Texas Death with Dignity https://texasdeathwithdignity.org/
- Omega House Hospice https://avenue360.org/houston-clinic-locations/montrose/
Books
- Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying by Ram Dass
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39346786-walking-each-other-home?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23
- Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have To Give Up in Order To Grow by Judith Viorst
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252641.Necessary_Losses
- A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume by -Foundation for Inner Peace, Helen Schucman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173673.A_Course_in_Miracles
- Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life by Jessica Zitter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31581286-extreme-measures
- Words at the Threshold: What We Say as We're Nearing Death by Lisa Smartt
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31305930-words-at-the-threshold?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UwRwUAvj7T&rank=1
- The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63033521-the-in-between?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=WV3YAJQvVP&rank=1
- Must We Suffer Our Way to Death: Cultural and Theological Perspectives on Death by Choice by Park Ridge Center
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4560606-must-we-suffer-our-way-to-death?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=vwrclM7lC5&rank=1
- Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity by Christopher Ryan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28596619-civilized-to-death?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1ayCz2OD54&rank=1
- In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58065372-in-love
- From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald S. Miller
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/598133.From_Age_ing_to_Sage_ing?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
Film & TV:
- The Midnight Gospel https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11639414/
- Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3145026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Misc:
- Death Doulas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_midwife
- The number 4 being associated with death in Asia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
- Final Exit Network: https://finalexitnetwork.org/
- World Federation of Right to Die Societies: https://wfrtds.org/
- Texas MOST form (Medical Order for Scope of Treatment): https://dffw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MOST-form.pdf
- Eternal Reefs: https://www.eternalreefs.com/
- Neptune Society: https://neptunesociety.com/locations/texas/houston-cremation-1906
Looking forward to the next time,
Stephanie