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.ย
So put on some comfy shoes as we explore cemeteries, the world of funerals, and death and dying.
When mourners decorate and memorialise graves in a natural burial ground they’re at odds with the natural burial ethos. This is evident at Healesville Cemetery in Victoria.
Many early Australian cemeteries have been built over. While graves were said to be exhumed and relocated, this is often not the case.
Demographer Bernard Salt has likened the impending influx of elderly needing aged and palliative care as a ‘runaway freight train’.
Acclaimed Australian folk musician John Thompson wanted people to know what living and dying with cancer looked like. Two years after his diagnosis, he and palliative care nurse Carolyn Mandersloot started recording a series of conversations.
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Funerals can be an important community and grief ritual, but not everyone wants one and that creates an ethical dilemma. Philosopher Tim Dean explores who a funeral is for.
When the earthquake struck Christchurch in 2011, those involved in the death care business went to extraordinary efforts to ensure families could farewell their loved ones.
After meeting them in Tamworth NSW about a decade ago, I have admired the Philp’s travels for many years now. Sure, Rob and Julie share
Public information sessions designed to let people know their end-of-life options were well received and revealed some disturbing funeral director tales.
