r/DeathPositive

What end-of-life experts know about living well: love your wrinkles, celebrate birthdays and don’t obsess over work

"How can our understanding of mortality shape the way we live? Palliative care doctors and death doulas share the lessons they have learned

We will all face death one day, but our attitude towards this is individual. How can our understanding of mortality shape our approach to life? Here, palliative care doctors and death doulas share what they know about the end – and how it informs the way they live."

theguardian.com

u/SibyllaAzarica — 1 day ago

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PSA: If you want to be buried in a vet's cemetery, get pre-approved now

No matter how young and healthy you think you are. I am the personal representative for a vet who died an unexpected and untimely death, and I am going through Hell trying to get him buried. Found out that "pre-approval" for burial in a veterans' cemetery is possible, and I wish he had done it. You don't want to know the torment the funeral director and I are going through to get this done. My vet was found deceased literally two weeks ago, and we still don't have the funeral even scheduled. His body is lying there in a cooler at the funeral home, silently waiting. I loved him, and this is tearing me up.

Edit: I think this is the page where you start the process--

https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/pre-need-eligibility/

u/Cammander2017 — 4 days ago

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1 year anniversary since death

My friends 1 year anniversary since her death I coming up and her family is looking at something symbolic to do and they suggested a balloon release. I hate this for the environment and am thinking about trying to find something more environmentally friendly. Any suggestions?

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u/Neck-Muted — 6 days ago

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Cookies made for my aunt's memorial by one of her crafting friends

u/SibyllaAzarica — 9 days ago

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The Message. Original wet charcoal and pastel art by me.

u/Rusty-willy — 12 days ago

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The women running death salons for people of color to process grief: ‘It allows for freedom’

>Specialized death services help people process their grief with others who relate to them. “We deserve to be seen,” Moor said. “Death isn’t just a medical or a legal event. It’s cultural, spiritual or familial. It’s human. The way someone wants to be cared for at the end of life is deeply connected to who they are, where they come from and what they believe in.”

theguardian.com

u/SibyllaAzarica — 10 days ago

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Hospice Visitation Bag

I’m a hospice volunteer and a newer patient of mine loves knitting, so we’ve started working on our own projects together while I visit.

This has inspired me to make a dedicated bag for my visiting days. So far, I have my project, cards, and a journal. I’ll also add the basics: snacks, hand sanitizer, etc.

This might be specific, but I’m wondering if anyone else something like this? Any suggestions of things that may be nice to have? ❤️