Culture, Traditions and Being Remembered
There are as many end of life rituals as their are cultures. Each intended to ease through the dying process and to help those left behind to move on, while celebrating a life lived, and honouring memories.
For some memories are triggered by a treasured momento: a piece of jewellery, a hand-knitted blanket. For many, it’s photographs, special occasion cards, scrapbooks. For some, it’s a project worked on together for a shared experience to remember: creating a puzzle together or – using available technology – iphone video conversation. Virtual experiences offer more options: a Facebook memorial page, a shared photo library.
Rodger Harding: my parents’ good deaths made me less fearful
"They both died young, but they'd accepted death" Rodger Harding’s mom died of colon cancer, his father 3 years later of emphysema. “They both died young – 61 and 69 – but because they’d both accepted that they were dying, it took away the terror – for them and for...
Passion and healthcare, Passion in healthcare
Long Term Care and Retirement Communities Conference Two of the themes of Together We Care, the conference on the future of Long Term Care and Retirement Communities: Passion in health, and passion for health. Keynote, Paul Alofs is the CEO of one of the top 5 Cancer...
Astronaut, Chris Hadfield: Does Outer Space hold the key to Aging Research?
Long Term Care and Retirement Communities Conference: Together We Care Canadian Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield, showed his chops as a stand-up comedian at the Together We Care: Long Term Care and Retirement Communities Conference. “There is no bad situation that...
Zal Press: Mr Patient Commando – Who’s important?
Guest blogger, Zal Press, created Patient Commando to give patients' stories a 'voice'. Pictured here in his 'teach about Crohn's' lab coat, he shares his thoughts on ont of Best Endings topics: Who's important to you? Who’s important in my end-of-life plan?...
