"Providing good medical care to save lives is important. But so too is ensuring everyone has a good death." ❤️ Thank you André Picard for this incredible must-read article & to James Downar @sarina_isenberg & Kieran Quinn for your amazing work. 🙏🏾 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

ASU student who works in end-of-life care says it can be a beautiful thing news.asu.edu/20211027-asu-s…

Green burials? Parties in lieu of funerals? Old traditions die hard in the funeral industry thedenverchannel.com/news/360/green…

“Research shows the original celebration can be traced to Mesoamerican native traditions and comes from beliefs that regard death not so much the end of life, but rather as an awakening in the land of the dead” ottawasun.com/life/food/were…

“I know that we don’t talk about death enough, and because we don’t, those of us left behind can feel especially lonely and incredibly alone.” This man didn't know if he believed in the afterlife. Then his dead father sent him a message. huffpost.com/entry/medium-r… via HuffPost

When a film depicts a #traditionalfuneral you'll often see a scene with friends/family, wearing black, gathered at a funeral home/cemetery as they say goodbye. However, there are many other beautiful and less traditional options for honouring the decea... eirene.ca/blog/beautiful…

“our relationships w other humans, their impact on our social reality, doesn't cease w the termination of the physical processes of the body . . there's a period of transition as the relationship between the living & the dead is transformed but not ended” ted.com/talks/kelli_sw…

In it together

each card has original artwork commissioned from artists around the world. The opposite side of each card contains a text-based ‘grieving prompt’ - a simple memorial action or instruction developed to aid a grieving person in their journey through loss griefdeck.com

“As researchers who study sex ed remind us of that subject, it shouldn’t be “the talk” but rather a series of small conversations woven into the fabric of family life. Death is not so different.” -How to Talk to Kids About Death and Loss-The New York Times nytimes.com/2021/11/19/opi…

I’ve never seen a better graphical depiction of grief

YES TO SPEAKING ABOUT GRIEF SO OPENLY AND HONESTLY ON A TALK SHOW!! 👏🖤 “I hope this grief stays with me because it’s all the unexpressed love.”

Even though our pets are often some of the most meaningful beings in our lives, our society tends to minimize the grief that accompanies the loss of our pets. What’s something that has helped you after the loss of a pet?

“He died with power and agency, love and support. To have that death, he had to acknowledge and embrace his mortality.” nytimes.com/2022/09/27/mag…

Hoping to see this in Canada next!

Great ideas! Including low cost options 👍

#EoL care staff need to talk about restlessness prior to death, including it in preparation. Although it's not common, it's highly distressing if companions don't understand it. Here's an edit of my recent public info post on Facebook, where I don't use medical language. 1/

A fascinating and inspiring discussion on acceptance of death, and the joy and peace that can be found despite (or as a result of) a terminal prognosis nytimes.com/interactive/20…