Death Cafe

3rd Wednesday

A write up of Orange County Death Cafe- May 21 2025

Notes from Orange County Death Café, May 21, 2025

Facilitated by Sara Williams

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

There are now 6 Death Cafes in Durham and Orange counties:

• 1^st Thursday of the month, 6:00-8:00 p.m.: Orange County Death Café, Endswell FH, 407 Meadowlands Dr., Hillsborough, moderator: James McKelvey. Registration at https://endswellfuneralhome.com/news-and-events/

• 2nd Monday of the month, 5:45-7:45 p.m.: Hillsborough Death Café, 903 Eno Street, Hillsborough, facilitated by Neidra Clark. To register contact Neidra at neidra@mindspring.com.

• 3rd Monday of the month, 9:30-11:00 a.m.: Daylight Death Café, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, facilitated by John Chase. To register, contact the Seymour Center front desk, 919-968-2070.

• 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:00-8:00 p.m.: Orange County Death Café, Endswell FH, 407 Meadowlands Dr., Hillsborough, facilitated by Sara Williams. Registration at https://endswellfuneralhome.com/news-and-events/

• 4th Monday of the month, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Southwest Durham Death Café, Southwest Regional Library, Shannon Road, Durham, facilitated by Kathy Rudy, Ph.D. No registration needed.

• 4^th Thursday of the month, 1:30-3 p.m., LGBTQ+ Death Café, Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, facilitated by Tsyr Han Chow. To register, contact the Seymour Center front desk, 919-968-2070.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Living Fully, Dying Prepared, virtual 6-week program with Holly Menard, starting June 3. Register at https://hollymenard.com/lfdp-order

Endswell Lunch and Learn Information Sessions are now regularly scheduled for the 3^rd Thursday of the month. Virtual information session June 3 from 6:30-7:00. For more information, please call 919-907-9777.

Endswell Monthly Movie / Speaker series returns June 10 at 6:30 p.m. with Understanding Anatomical Donation. Registration at https://endswellfuneralhome.com/news-and-events/

FCA Biennial Conference ("The Cost of Goodbye: Confronting Funeral Poverty in Our Communities") will be held June 26-29 in Raleigh! Registration is now open + more details at https://funerals.org/

CONVERSATIONS:

Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) has just been approved in Delaware
VT and OR will permit non-state residents to access MAID
Body Farm at Western Carolina University
Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) aka human composting
Dementia
DNR / MOST form among the EOL documents(such as, Will, Durable POA, Health Care POA, Living Will)
Differences between hospice and palliative care
Differences between flame cremation and aquamation