Thinking about planning a funeral? Want to save time and money? We all come to a stage in our lives when it’s natural to think about what will happen when we are gone. We wonder about loved ones and what we would like to leave to them as a parting gift.
From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage–and a life, in good times and bad–that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
UK – In a life of inevitabilities it is the most obviously inescapable fate of all, yet remarkably few Britons have discussed their death and its aftermath, according to a survey, with little more than a third having made a will. While more than 30% of people
IRELAND – No parent wants to think about dying, so much so that many of us put off putting provisions in place in the event that we do pass. But making a will now could save you and your loved ones a lot of heartache in the long term.
UK – Jan Robinson collected the advice from a network of widows after her husband died suddenly. The result is a funny, comforting and therapeutic handbook for bereavement. Four years ago, Jan Robinson’s husband died suddenly of a heart attack, making her an instant widow.
UK – When a young swan was trapped in a canal lock in Leicester last week, its parents seemed devastated. The adult swans stayed close by for two days, visibly distressed as they tried to coax the cygnet out. An onlooker said: “I’m a parent myself and I know how anxious they must
USA – Grief has traditionally been thought of as a psychological experience, but mental health experts are beginning to realize it involves a complex relationship between body and mind. Abby Saloma was physically and mentally crushed from caring for her mother, who was dying
IL – Social media, especially Facebook, profoundly has changed the way we announce death and/or its imminence, the way we find out about loss, the way we mourn, the language we use to comfort the grieving and the status of those who do the comforting.
