Death. It’s inevitable and omnipresent. In 2020, 60 million people died worldwide; 160,000 in Australia, and 33,000 in New Zealand. But even though death is a natural part of life, in the West, we’re awkward and squeamish when it comes to talking about death.
We also need to talk about and plan for DYING- not just death , so we can each have a good death- one that is calm, pain relieved and amongst family- not one that is panic stricken and riddled with last minute efforts to extend life at any cost. As I doctor I saw way too many bad deaths and very rarely 'good' deaths. So I started https://touchstonelifecare.com to help people have a good death- despite things like dementia that are very common
Thanks for the great article Annabel and Jesse. I like to think that we are also "currently making waves" at Chronicle Cemetery Software, where we create a digital relationship between the cemetery, the deceased and their family, helping us al to locate loved ones and share memories, linked to place, with online memorials. Check out our online cemeteries at https://map.chronicle.rip/
I've shared this article with my team as I couldn't describe the need for transformation in this space any better.
What a fantastic article! Thanks guys! I occasionally think "fuck, I really need to organise how to distribute my digital assets when I die", so it's great to see what else I was missing from the equation.
I would humbly suggest Better Place Forests deserves a mention here, particularly as you talked about how we are running out of burial ground. Very proud of the work we’re doing to conserve these incredible forests and provide a living legacy for generations to come!
We also need to talk about and plan for DYING- not just death , so we can each have a good death- one that is calm, pain relieved and amongst family- not one that is panic stricken and riddled with last minute efforts to extend life at any cost. As I doctor I saw way too many bad deaths and very rarely 'good' deaths. So I started https://touchstonelifecare.com to help people have a good death- despite things like dementia that are very common
Thanks for the great article Annabel and Jesse. I like to think that we are also "currently making waves" at Chronicle Cemetery Software, where we create a digital relationship between the cemetery, the deceased and their family, helping us al to locate loved ones and share memories, linked to place, with online memorials. Check out our online cemeteries at https://map.chronicle.rip/
I've shared this article with my team as I couldn't describe the need for transformation in this space any better.
What a fantastic article! Thanks guys! I occasionally think "fuck, I really need to organise how to distribute my digital assets when I die", so it's great to see what else I was missing from the equation.
I would humbly suggest Better Place Forests deserves a mention here, particularly as you talked about how we are running out of burial ground. Very proud of the work we’re doing to conserve these incredible forests and provide a living legacy for generations to come!
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