Granting Last Wishes

Not sure what is going on with the www.bbc.co.uk but there seems to be one interesting 'death' related article after another at the moment. As the purpose of this blog is to encourage conversations around death, I thought I should share it with you...

Today I saw a lovely piece about granting last wishes. It is a really heart warming story, that reminds me that often it is the simple things that make such a difference...
And yes, I know I need to take some more photographs to illustrate the blog - one day...

In Praise of Police Liaison Teams

Back from West Wilts Crematorium and a lovely, gentle service. Seems to have been an incredibly challenging day on the roads though, with two major traffic incidents. It is difficult to drive past the aftermath of an accident without thinking of those involved and hoping that they have survived in better shape than their vehicles. It brought to mind those police officers who have to knock on the door and pass on bad news, which by coincidence features in a BBC website article today. It makes for an interesting read...

The Semi-Colon Project;

Much has happened since I was last able to blog… a landmark birthday, navigated successfully albeit with rather more champagne than was strictly necessary...but better to celebrate than ponder the rapidly passing years!

I’ve moved house – challenging and stressful for someone change adverse but the start of a new chapter nonetheless and that’s to be embraced. One consequence has been the lack of broadband for three weeks, which has been difficult – it is though reassuring to see all the lights flashing comfortingly on my hub once again…

Whilst I have been away from the blog, my attention was grabbed by the "Semicolon Project". In essence, the project is a statement indicating that life has been embraced over death.

In essence, people all over the world who have struggled with addiction, suicidal thoughts, and depression are tattooing themselves with semicolons as part of the project.