By learning more about death, our mortality, and ways to say goodbye, the inevitable becomes less confronting. Written by Australian journalist Lisa Herbert, this blog aims to reveal interesting, informative, and sometimes fascinating facts and thoughts about end-of-life planning.
So put on some comfy shoes as we explore cemeteries, the world of funerals, and death and dying.
A popular north Queensland toy shop bringing the difficult subject of death to life ahead of Dying To Know Day, an annual day of action aimed at encouraging discussion of death, dying and bereavement.
Why aren’t we posting photos or writing Dr G Yunupingu’s full name? Well, there are important issues surrounding the naming of Indigenous Australians who have died.
The stress of leaving your grieving partner or child the full-time job of moving your estate through the legal system is a horrible gift. And you certainly do not want to be remembered as that derelict relative who didn’t leave a Will or instructions and the government took half the assets and left the rest to any relatives they could find.
Two chickens have locals in the small New Zealand town of Tuatapere wondering why the chickens crossed the road to the local cemetery.
“Tragically, the last ship carrying nearly 500 bodies back to China sank off Hokianga in 1902.”
Many of the graves in New Zealand’s Cromwell cemetery are for children and their mothers who were killed by typhoid fever. The exception is George Hayes, killed by a barrel of beer.
A Dissenters Cemetery caught my eye. So, what is a dissenter?
The historic cemeteries of Akaroa on New Zealand’s South Island: Catholics to the left, Dissenters to the right.
Thankfully there are people very open to the idea of talking about death and dying. These are the death doulas.
It seems I’m not alone when getting the time of a funeral mixed up.
