December 31, 2023 • 25 mins
Last rights, or last rites? Before the curtain is drawn, somber or joyful, which would you choose?
Duration: 25:18
Posted: December 31, 2023
Highlights:
* Preferences for own funerals and ways to celebrate life and honour the deceased
* Personal experiences with funerals, including those of family members
* Harry's desire to be cremated and have his ashes spread under an oak tree
* Celebrating life instead of tear-filled ceremonies and sadness at funerals
* Pre-funeral funerals and involving the person while they are still alive
* Peter's experience with his father's funeral and breaking with tradition
* Importance of having conversations about death and funeral preferences
* Thoughts on death and dying, including assisted death and respecting individual wishes
* Significance of dying peacefully and the presence of loved ones
* Significance of a smile in the face of death and personal experiences with parents' passing
Duration: 25:18
Posted: December 31, 2023
Highlights:
* Preferences for own funerals and ways to celebrate life and honour the deceased
* Personal experiences with funerals, including those of family members
* Harry's desire to be cremated and have his ashes spread under an oak tree
* Celebrating life instead of tear-filled ceremonies and sadness at funerals
* Pre-funeral funerals and involving the person while they are still alive
* Peter's experience with his father's funeral and breaking with tradition
* Importance of having conversations about death and funeral preferences
* Thoughts on death and dying, including assisted death and respecting individual wishes
* Significance of dying peacefully and the presence of loved ones
* Significance of a smile in the face of death and personal experiences with parents' passing
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