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7 Practical Ways to Set Yourself Up for a Good Death
I never thought about death much, other than as a concept, until my husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. Then it made its entrance with a bang. Even though he was 65, it felt far too young to be...
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5 Things You Need to Know About Advance Directives
Marie’s son was distraught. He had told his mother he would have the doctors do everything they could – but now they were saying that they didn’t know how long she would be able to breathe on her own...
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3 Things to Do When You’re Afraid of Losing Your Spouse
My greatest fear as the years went by was that my spouse might die first. Having had no children, the thought of my husband dying first and me being left alone in the world was something I simply...
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The 3 A’s of Living a Life of Joy After 60
Accept It took me quite some time to pluck up the courage and try internet dating after my husband died. At first, even the thought of it was horrifying, and my first visit to a dating site ended after...
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Don’t Wait! Here Are 7 Crucial Reasons to Write Your Life Story, Right Now
Looking at my Dad lying in the hospital bed, unable to talk due to the recent stroke he’d had, I could only be thankful that some years ago we took the time to have a particular conversation. We were...
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5 Tips for Dealing with Grief Over Christmas
Christmas, much like the other holidays, is a time when people look forward to the comforting nature of tradition, but when a death happens, the tradition is disrupted. The family sailing boat loses a...
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3 Positive Ways to Embrace and Express Your Emotions After 60
“Brilliant! I would never have thought I could have had so much laughter about this subject!” Mhairi giggled as she left the workshop room, hugging me to say goodbye. I looked over my shoulder to see...
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3 Unusual Ways to State Your Feelings for Your Partner After 60
One of the top 5 regrets of the dying is “I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.” Given that we never know when our life is going to come to an end, it’s a really good idea to not only...
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3 Ways to Deal with the “If Only’s” and “What If’s” After 60
Sylvia was distraught. “If only I had noticed the extent to which he was in pain! I mean, if I had noticed, then I could have insisted he went to the doctor earlier. What if I had done that? If only I...
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9 Unique Ways to Remember Your Loved Ones
Walking in a beautiful memorial park in Coventry, England, dedicated to the huge numbers of men killed in both World Wars, I felt the peace in the air. All around me on this sunny day, families were...
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3 Tips for Helping Your Dying Loved One Make End-of-Life Plans
Maria and Arthur are coming towards the end of their lives. They are a couple I know, who raised four children, had vibrant and dynamic careers at the prime of their lives, lived in different countries...
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3 Tips on How to Talk with Someone Who Is Dying
Sylvia was becoming more and more frail. It was clear that, though in good spirits, her body was nearing the end of life. She kept having visits to the hospital and had recently had a fall which had...
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14 Easy Ways to Keep Funeral Costs Down
“I don’t want to pay that amount of money for something I don’t want!” I screamed these words to the funeral director who sat opposite me on the sofa two days after my husband had died. Tears rolled...
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The Unintended Consequences of Leaving Without a Will
We all know that writing a will is a good idea, but many of us never find the time to get around to it. “I’m too young. I don’t have anything to leave behind. I’ll set my affairs in order.” These are...
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The Empty Chair: The One Essential Way for the Bereaved to Cope Better with...
You imagine ahead to your traditional dinner: you know what you will be eating, you know who you will be celebrating with, you know where you will be – but suddenly your heart drops. This year there...
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3 Pointers on How to Cope with Planning for a Good Death
This is a photo I took of my parents’ joint funeral. Unbelievably, they both died in the same week, in their sleep, aged 86 and 84. My dad had had a stroke a year previously and hadn’t been doing too...
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3 Tiny Tips for Making End of Life Admin Easier, Before It’s Too Late
Life administration is never at the top of our priority list, is it? Hopefully, we are having too much pleasure in our actual days to think about the administration that needs to happen in order for...
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3 Things to Do When You’re Afraid of Losing Your Spouse
My greatest fear as the years went by was that my spouse might die first. Having had no children, the thought of my husband dying first and me being left alone in the world was something I simply...
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The 3 A’s of Living a Life of Joy After 60
Accept It took me quite some time to pluck up the courage and try internet dating after my husband died. At first, even the thought of it was horrifying, and my first visit to a dating site ended after...
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Don’t Wait! Here Are 7 Crucial Reasons to Write Your Life Story, Right Now
Looking at my Dad lying in the hospital bed, unable to talk due to the recent stroke he’d had, I could only be thankful that some years ago we took the time to have a particular conversation. We were...
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