Creating space to pause, reflect and share experiences with dying and death

Gratitude

Gratitude

Just look and remember

Just look and remember

Thanks to all for the beautiful memories “You don’t have to see me” Just “Look” And Remember… And I’ll be there! LoveU4Ever xo

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I am filled with gratitude

I am filled with gratitude

It is rarely ‘or’ But always ‘and’ I miss my brother And I am filled With gratitude that He is at last at peace.

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I miss you as much now as I did back then

I miss you as much now as I did back then

Hey Dad It’s me. It’ll [be] 20 years on Wednesday. I miss you as much now as I did back then. Thank you for your wisdom & love. Now & forever xxxooo

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It was a gift to become your caregiver

It was a gift to become your caregiver

I was so lucky to have my Dad for the sixty-nine years of my life — Dad — It was a gift to become your caregiver over the last year of your life. It gave my heart time to open across the bumpy borders of our life.

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She seemed so big, so divinely large

She seemed so big, so divinely large

I spent the last six months of my mother’s life with her in a process of witnessing the layers of dying in a way now that I cherish as sacred and precious. Such a privilege to be able to be a part of such an enormous moment.

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It’s like watching a monument crumble

It’s like watching a monument crumble

1.     You don’t really know how special it is to feel alive until you see a strong figure widdle away. It’s like watching a monument crumble very slowly; I miss ya grandpa… you always had a presence about you but your brain had a very big flaw.

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My cousin was in control of her death

My cousin was in control of her death

Just a few short weeks ago my cousin died of ovarian cancer after a very brief illness. I was privileged to be asked to be official witness to her request for assisted death under the new laws. My cousin was in control of her death as she

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Body-heart-mind-being

Body-heart-mind-being

Much gratitude for my dad choosing to come home to die. It was an honour to care for hos body-heart-mind-being, to laugh and cry and finally, to be silent together. Before the silence you pulled yourself from reverie to tell me “It’s beautiful.” Thank you.

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You needed to know how much you were loved

You needed to know how much you were loved

Rhonda-Lee How grateful I am for our friendship! I was blessed to share your last days and I believe we needed each other equally. You needed to know how much you were loved and I needed to show you! I love you

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Weren’t we lucky

Weren’t we lucky

Hey Dad — Weren’t we lucky to be together when you drew your last, laboured breath? I am eternally grateful for all that you did for me; for all that we shared; and for all of the memories I will cherish — until I take my last,

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