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Dying to Know part 2 – Preparation and Practicalities

Events / Health and Wellbeing

Dying to Know part 2 – Preparation and Practicalities

How do you open up and have “those” conversations? When? How? Who with? How do you take control of the end of your own life, making known what you want – and, just as importantly, what you don’t want. Not only things like an oak casket or a willow one, wear bright colours, no flowers, but also things like what treatment you would not want, where you want to end your life given a choice – these, too, are important. But unless you make it clear, get it down in writing, who will know?  Do you know the difference between an Advance Statement and an Advance Decision? Which one is legally binding? Do you know your CPR from your DNAR? What are the only three things you have to do legally when someone dies? Can you bury uncle George in your back garden? Talking of funerals -we will take you behind the scenes: how does a body end up at a funeral director? What’s the process of obtaining a death certificate? What are the options for “send-offs” nowadays? Is a direct cremation really the best option? What does it all cost? We bust the myths around those “dark arts”. And...

Dying to Know . . . everything you ever wanted to know about death and dying, but were afraid to ask . . .

Events / Health and Wellbeing / The World At Large

Dying to Know . . . everything you ever wanted to know about death and dying, but were afraid to ask . . .

  Let’s break the taboos, start a fresh conversation, get down to the practical, useful, all-important information that can make such a difference – and save a lot of money! Death and Dying – the elephant in the room. The only way to eat an elephant is in bite-sized chunks, and so we are breaking this mammoth topic down into four bite-sized chunks, bringing together specialists in their field to share their knowledge and experience and, more importantly, to answer your questions. This series of four mini-workshops will take place at Chequer Mead Arts Centre, East Grinstead, once a month from April through to July, 9.30am – 1.30pm. Entry is just £25 to include printed information to take away and make good use of. Thursday 14th April;  Thursday 12th May; Thursday 16th June and Thursday 7th July. Click here for the full details Dying to Know flyer 2 Please note that the format of these mini-workshops is flexible. If you run or are part of a group or association and you feel that the content would be useful for your members or local audience, please do contact me on 01444 459 433 or 07597 020 512.

DYING TO KNOW … everything you ever wanted to know about death and dying but were afraid to ask …

Events / Health and Wellbeing / The World At Large

DYING TO KNOW … everything you ever wanted to know about death and dying but were afraid to ask …

Why is it that we are so reluctant to talk about death and dying? The taboo, the fear, is almost palpable with some people, and it’s not healthy. Research has consistently shown that 100% of people die at some time in their lives, usually at the end and, as someone once commented, the only inevitable things in life are birth, death and taxes. Dying to Know is a series of panel discussions that will bring together specialists in their field, to give you practical information and advice, and to answer your questions. It’s a huge subject – the proverbial elephant in the room – and so we are going to break the elephant down into bite-size chunks so it’s easier to work our way through. We’ll cover everything from legal and financial planning to end-of-life care; from alternative funerals to following the paper trail; from what happens when a body dies to the process of grieving – and much, much more! There is an initial pop-in meet-up at the Café at Chequer Mead Arts Centre, East Grinstead, on Friday 12th February, 10.30am – 12 noon. Come along, meet me – Judy Sharp – and share your stories, concerns and questions, so...