https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/well/write-your-own-obit.html Far from seeming narcissistic, undertaking a self-obituary can be a form of summation and of caregiving for those who may be in need of direction after we are gone.
“The best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with ‘dignity.’ Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures… Read More
For a broader understanding of what is involved in implementing ‘death with dignity’ laws, read the following article that appeared in the New York Times: “Physician Aid in Dying Gains Acceptance in the U.S.” by Paula Span for… Read More
Anna Louise Stewart, the CEOLP Outreach coordinator, has written a new article/blog post titled “End-of-Life Options” for the Funeral Home Resource website. An excerpt can be read here, click the link below for the full article. “. …. Read More
For doctors like me, and anyone who has been at the bedside of a dying person, end-of-life planning can make at least some order out of chaos. And such planning appears to be gaining acceptance, according to a… Read More
The Crestone End-of-Life Project director/founder Stephanie Gaines talks to us about her organization and its singular open-air cremation site. Read the complete 2-part interview at the Seven Ponds Blog-site.
When Michelle wrote her Advanced Directives, preparing her own end-of-life wishes, she chose an open-air cremation as her first choice of disposition. The method appealed to her because she valued the idea of disintegrating into the air, surrounded… Read More
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Last Updated: November 19, 2018 by Site Manager
Write Your Own Obit
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/well/write-your-own-obit.html Far from seeming narcissistic, undertaking a self-obituary can be a form of summation and of caregiving for those who may be in need of direction after we are gone.
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Last Updated: October 31, 2018 by Site Manager
A beautiful 8-minute video about death doula Alua Arthur.
A beautiful 8-minute video about death doula Alua Arthur, who helps people prepare for death physically, mentally, and spiritually.
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Last Updated: October 4, 2018 by Site Manager
Death cafes, death doulas, “Ask a Mortician,” DeathLab — once the province of goth subculture, death is having a moment in the sun.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/nyregion/the-positive-death-movement-comes-to-life.html
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Last Updated: November 19, 2018 by Site Manager
A new book by Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death, includes an entire chapter on CEOLP.
“The best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with ‘dignity.’ Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures… Read More
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Last Updated: July 27, 2018 by Site Manager
Sheryl Sandberg and Elizabeth Alexander on Love, Loss and What Comes Next
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Last Updated: November 19, 2018 by Informed Final Choices
Physician Aid in Dying Gains Acceptance in the U.S.
For a broader understanding of what is involved in implementing ‘death with dignity’ laws, read the following article that appeared in the New York Times: “Physician Aid in Dying Gains Acceptance in the U.S.” by Paula Span for… Read More
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Last Updated: January 25, 2017 by Informed Final Choices
Funeral Home Resource
Anna Louise Stewart, the CEOLP Outreach coordinator, has written a new article/blog post titled “End-of-Life Options” for the Funeral Home Resource website. An excerpt can be read here, click the link below for the full article. “. …. Read More
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Last Updated: January 25, 2017 by Informed Final Choices
No reason for controversy over end-of-life planning
For doctors like me, and anyone who has been at the bedside of a dying person, end-of-life planning can make at least some order out of chaos. And such planning appears to be gaining acceptance, according to a… Read More
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Last Updated: January 25, 2017 by Informed Final Choices
Seven Ponds Blog: An Interview with Stephanie Gaines
The Crestone End-of-Life Project director/founder Stephanie Gaines talks to us about her organization and its singular open-air cremation site. Read the complete 2-part interview at the Seven Ponds Blog-site.
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Last Updated: January 25, 2017 by Informed Final Choices
End of Life Options
When Michelle wrote her Advanced Directives, preparing her own end-of-life wishes, she chose an open-air cremation as her first choice of disposition. The method appealed to her because she valued the idea of disintegrating into the air, surrounded… Read More
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