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Talk, Plan, Live – Why planning for death can help you to live your life
What if you were told you had a week to live? Would those close to you know how best to support you and the wishes you have? Would they know about the plans you’ve made for after your death? … Continue reading
Posted in Age Friendly, Children, Choice, End of life planning, Health and Wellbeing, Independence, Information, older people
Tagged Age Friendly, choice, dignity, End of life, grief, information, Older People, responsibility, Support
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The Corrie story continues but PLEASE tune into this…
I’m literally on my own soap box and a little bit conscious of labouring the point made in my earlier article about knowing (or not knowing) your neighbours, but yet again, I found myself uncharacteristically drawn in by the drama … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Personalisation, Safeguarding, Working together
Tagged bereavement, Coronation Street, grief, Hayley Cropper, kindness, neighbour, social isolation, Support
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Did you see Coronation Street last night?
Sometimes you can watch something on TV and know that across the country, millions of people are uniting in one heartfelt emotion; perhaps displayed in slightly different ways, but united all the same. Last night was such a time, when … Continue reading
Opening the door you wanted to keep shut
Experiencing the loss of someone close to us is an inevitable part of life, perhaps one of the hardest things we’ll ever deal with. Grief can and almost always does shake everything up – often your beliefs, your personality, your … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Information, Mental Health, Social Isolation
Tagged dignity, grief, health and wellbeing, social isolation, Support
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‘How people die remains in the memory of those who live on.’
This oft-cited quote is from Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of the modern hospice movement. This week we want talk about a tricky topic – dying well. We’ll share two main aspects of bereavement: the help that’s available to you … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Health and Wellbeing, Independence
Tagged dignity, grief, home care, information, Leeds City Council, Support
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